| 单词 | hostile |
| 释义 | hostile (once / 156 pages) adjn If something is hostile, it's unfriendly. If you are zealous about the political causes you believe in, you will be hostile to any suggestion that the other side of the argument is reasonable. Hostile comes from the Latin word hostis, for enemy, and you can hear its relation to the word hostage. But you don't have to be from a warring nation to be hostile. You can talk about a hostile nation, a hostile takeover, a hostile remark, or a hostile attitude. Some synonyms are inimical, antagonistic, unfavorable, unfriendly. WORD FAMILYhostile: hostilely, hostiles, hostility+/hostility: hostilities USAGE EXAMPLESHe alleges he was fired 2014 in retaliation for complaining about a hostile work environment. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) It’s not that she hasn’t courted maximum attention, both adoring and hostile; she is, after all, starring in an E! New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) With Trump set to appoint Supreme Court justices hostile to Roe v. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj characterized by enmity or ill will a hostile nation a hostile remark hostile actions Syn|Ant aggressive having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends unfriendlynot disposed to friendship or friendliness aggressive, belligerentcharacteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight antagonistic, antipathetic, antipatheticalcharacterized by antagonism or antipathy at loggerheadsin a dispute or confrontation bitterproceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity dirtyexpressing or revealing hostility or dislike head-oncharacterized by direct opposition illindicating hostility or enmity opponent, opposingcharacterized by active hostility inimical, unfriendlynot friendly hatefulevoking or deserving hatred offensivefor the purpose of attack rather than defense unpeacefulnot peaceful violentacting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity amicable characterized by friendship and good will friendlycharacteristic of or befitting a friend favorable, friendly, well-disposedinclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile unthreatening, well-meaningnot unfriendly or threatening lovable, loveablehaving characteristics that attract love or affection peaceable, peacefulnot disturbed by strife or turmoil or war 2adj not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally hostile naval and air forces Ant friendly of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally 3adj unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business) hostile takeover hostile tender offer hostile bid Syn aggressive having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends 4adj impossible to bring into friendly accord hostile factions Syn irreconcilable, unreconcilable impossible to reconcile 5adj very unfavorable to life or growth a hostile climate Syn uncongenial, unfriendly inhospitable unfavorable to life or growth 6n troops belonging to the enemy's military forces the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles Ant|Hyper friendly troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces military personnel, soldiery, troops soldiers collectively |
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