friendly

Word family  noun friend friendliness friendship friendly adjective friendly ≠ unfriendly friendless verb befriend

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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friend·ly1 /ˈfrendli/ ●●● S2 W3 adjective (comparative friendlier, superlative friendliest)  1  FRIENDLYbehaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them 友好的，友善的 OPP unfriendly a friendly smile 亲切的微笑 I’ve found a great pub – good beer and a friendly atmosphere. 我找到了一家很棒的酒馆——啤酒好，氛围也亲切。friendly to/towards Why is he suddenly so friendly towards you, Charlotte? 为什么他突然对你那么友好，夏洛特？2  be friendly with somebody FRIENDto be friends with someone 与某人很要好 Betty’s very friendly with the Jacksons. 贝蒂同杰克逊一家人非常要好。3  WARnot at war with your own country, or not opposing you 〔国家之间的关系〕友好的，非敌对的 OPP hostile friendly nations 友好国家4  British EnglishDS a friendly game is played for pleasure or practice, and not because it is important to win 〔比赛〕增进友谊的 a friendly match against AC Milan 与AC米兰队的友谊赛5  user-friendly/customer-friendly etc not difficult for particular people to understand or use 用户/客户友好的，方便用户/客户的 a user-friendly computer program 用户易操作的电脑程序 a customer-friendly shopping mall 方便顾客的购物广场6  environmentally-friendly/ozone-friendly/eco-friendly etc not harmful to the environment, ozone layer etc 对环境无害的/不破坏臭氧层的/环保的等 eco-friendly washing powder 环保型洗衣粉7. friendly fire PMWbombs, bullets etc that accidentally kill people who are fighting on the same side 误杀自己人的火力[炮火] —friendliness noun [uncountable] THESAURUSfriendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them 友好的，友善的a friendly smile 友好的微笑The local people are very friendly. 当地人很友好。warm [usually before noun] friendly and caring about other people, in a way that makes people like you and feel comfortable 热情的，亲切的He was such a warm caring person and everyone loved him. 他为人热情体贴，大家都喜欢他。We received a very warm welcome. 我们受到了热烈的欢迎。nice especially spoken friendly and kind 和蔼的,亲切的Chris is a nice guy. I’m sure you’ll get on with him. 克里斯人不错，我敢肯定你会和他相处得好。He wasn’t very nice to the other children. 他对其他孩子不是很友善。amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ formal friendly and easy to like 和蔼可亲的Tom was an amiable young man. 汤姆是个和蔼可亲的年轻人。welcoming friendly to someone who has just arrived somewhere 欢迎的，热情的a welcoming smile 热情的微笑The group are very welcoming to new members. 这个团体相当欢迎新成员。hospitable friendly and eager to make visitors comfortable 好客的I found Japanese people to be very hospitable. 我觉得日本人很好客。genial formal behaving in a cheerful and friendly way 欢快友好的a genial host 友好的主人She was in a genial mood. 她心情愉快。cordial formal friendly and polite but formal 友好礼貌〔但正式〕的The two nations have always maintained cordial relations. 两国一直保持着友好的关系。approachable friendly and easy to talk to – used especially about people in important positions 〔尤指身处要职的人〕友善的，易攀谈的The head teacher is very approachable. 校长很平易近人。

Examples from the Corpus

friendly• Tighter laws are needed to prevent manufacturers from falsely claiming their products are environment friendly.• We had not yet met Odd-Knut, but his voice was friendly and competent.• The hotel staff were very friendly and helpful.• Ella was very friendly, and I liked her immediately.• Ken and Cliff were fair-haired, friendly, and talked a lot.• The restaurant had good food and a friendly atmosphere.• One surprise was how friendly everyone was to us on our travels.• Instead, the friendly green thumbs at Tucson Botanical Gardens choose to throw open their gates for free.• Cyril saw Ellen coming and began to scratch his forearm in a friendly manner.• You're lucky to work in such a friendly office.• Friendly relations between the two countries have continued through this difficult time.• Hernandez has a friendly relationship with Champigny's Catholic priests and deacons.• The Howtowdie Intimate atmosphere, excellent menu and friendly service.• And the people were so very friendly, so hospitable.• Fontaine said that he was leaving the company on very friendly terms.• Misha was being very friendly today.• A friendly voice answered the phone.• She was friendly, which was unusual for stars of the day.friendly to/towards• He was friendly to evangelists but was unmoved by their calls for his conversion.• Ralph, the first boy to come into contact with Piggy did not try to be friendly towards him.• Newly introduced males were the least friendly to infants.• Steve had always been particularly friendly to me, and I had often sat next to him.• Browgill Cave is friendly to novices, and provides an easy passage into its interior.• Wasps are more friendly to the environment than the chemicals used to kill them.• If anything, he was friendliest to them.• Interestingly, efforts to support the family at work have not always been friendly to women.

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friendly2 noun (plural friendlies) [countable] British English  DGa game played for pleasure or practice, and not because it is important to win 友谊赛

Examples from the Corpus

friendly• The games on the site are divided into two categories: friendlies and tournaments.• By the end of the 32/33 season, the club was well placed to progress from friendlies to Junior League soccer.• The team will play friendlies from April, with the league starting on 15 May.• Meanwhile the Deesiders have fixed up four attractive preseason friendlies against football league opposition at Holywell Road.• Lawrence will announce a series of pre-season friendlies next week, with the standard tougher than last year.• Expectation had been rampant throughout June but, come the pre-season friendlies of August, football fever had reached dizzy heights.• None of the friendlies would have been able to see let alone reach them under the dense canopy where they went down.• Normally it was helpful, but this time, with the friendlies on the ground, they could not fire back.

friend·ly1 adjective →THESAURUS1friendly2 nounChineseSyllable  

someone towards way in that Corpus a behaving

friendly

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friend‧ly¹ S2 W3 /ˈfrendli/ adjective (comparative friendlier, superlative friendliest)1. behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them
   OPP  unfriendly:
    a friendly smile
    I’ve found a great pub – good beer and a friendly atmosphere.
    friendly to/towards
    Why is he suddenly so friendly towards you, Charlotte?
2. be friendly with somebody to be friends with someone:
    Betty’s very friendly with the Jacksons.
3. not at war with your own country, or not opposing you
   OPP  hostile:
    friendly nations
4. British English a friendly game is played for pleasure or practice, and not because it is important to win:
    a friendly match against AC Milan
5. user-friendly/customer-friendly etc not difficult for particular people to understand or use:
    a user-friendly computer program
    a customer-friendly shopping mall
6. environmentally-friendly/ozone-friendly/eco-friendly etc not harmful to the environment, ozone layer etc:
    eco-friendly washing powder
7. friendly fire bombs, bullets etc that accidentally kill people who are fighting on the same side
—friendliness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them: a friendly smile | The local people are very friendly.
   ▪ warm [usually before noun] friendly and caring about other people, in a way that makes people like you and feel comfortable: He was such a warm caring person and everyone loved him. | We received a very warm welcome.
   ▪ nice especially spoken friendly and kind: Chris is a nice guy. I’m sure you’ll get on with him. | He wasn’t very nice to the other children.
   ▪ amiable /ˈeɪmiəbəl/ formal friendly and easy to like: Tom was an amiable young man.
   ▪ welcoming friendly to someone who has just arrived somewhere: a welcoming smile | The group are very welcoming to new members.
   ▪ hospitable friendly and eager to make visitors comfortable: I found Japanese people to be very hospitable.
   ▪ genial formal behaving in a cheerful and friendly way: a genial host | She was in a genial mood.
   ▪ cordial formal friendly and polite but formal: The two nations have always maintained cordial relations.
   ▪ approachable friendly and easy to talk to – used especially about people in important positions: The head teacher is very approachable.

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friendly² noun (plural friendlies) [countable] British Englisha game played for pleasure or practice, and not because it is important to win