hostile

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++hos·tile /ˈhɒstaɪl $ ˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl/ adjective 1 UNFRIENDLYangry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them 怀有敌意的，敌对的，不友善的 Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception. 南安普敦队的球迷对球队的前任教练很不友善。 Carr wouldn’t meet Feng’s stare, which was openly hostile. 卡尔不愿意面对冯公然敌视的目光。 his hostile attitude 他敌对的态度hostile to/towards The boy feels hostile towards his father. 那个男孩对父亲怀有敌意。► see thesaurus at unfriendly2 AGAINST/OPPOSEopposing a plan or idea very strongly 强烈反对的hostile to/towards Senator Lydon was hostile to our proposals. 莱登参议员强烈反对我们的议案。3 ENEMYbelonging to an enemy 敌人的，敌方的 hostile territory 敌方领土4 SERIOUS SITUATIONused to describe conditions that are difficult to live in, or that make it difficult to achieve something 〔生存环境〕恶劣的；〔条件〕不利的，造成阻碍的hostile environment/climate/terrain etc a guide to surviving in even the most hostile terrain 绝地生存指南 Sales increased last year despite the hostile economic environment. 尽管去年的经济环境不佳，销售量还是有所增加。5. hostile takeover/bid a situation in which a company tries to buy another company that does not want to be bought 敌意收购

Examples from the Corpus

hostile• It will be physical, confrontational and, quite likely, hostile.• A hostile audience refused to listen to Senator Drummond's reply.• There was a crowd of hostile demonstrators waiting outside her door.• These conditions embraced the realities of survival in an often hostile environment, and the mysteries of birth and death.• The Antarctic survey team will be using vehicles specially designed to cope with the hostile environment.• Hostile forces have taken control of cities in the north of the country.• In this hostile ideological jungle, little clearings of socialist culture had to be created painfully.• Managers who did encounter hostile, judgmental, or disinterested reactions from their bosses rarely initiated such interactions again.• Life can evolve representations of itself capable of thriving in environments that seem hostile now.• Like divorce, it is painful and sometimes very costly to buy out a hostile partner.• Only from the windows of a derelict tower block squatted by women was there any deliberately hostile response.• Lydon was openly hostile to any kind of criticism of the project.• Several of the neighbors had become openly hostile to one another.• He was hostile towards me when I arrived, and the situation did not improve over the next few days.• Local people are hostile towards the plan, which would involve a significant tax increase.• The ships had travelled thousands of miles through hostile waters to converge in the Atlantic.• They were two women together now in a hostile world.hostile reception• April 1983 Generally speaking, however, family planning has met with a hostile reception.• But when a camera crew arrived at the rectory, they got a hostile reception.• He didn't seem in the least put-out by the hostile reception.• The hostile reception of Alford's views led him to reflect that he was being denied the parliamentary right of free speech.• They had not been prepared for the fierce extremes of climate, or for the hostile reception of the natives.• The two men were confused by the hostile reception the mob gave them, and they had reason to be.hostile to/towards• However, Bliss was hostile to complete analysis, preferring to opt for a more detailed enumeration of subjects.• Many of the animals are hostile to humans: for example, poisonous snakes and fierce mountain cats.• Why should you be hostile to me?• Ten months earlier, in the same committee room, unions hostile to Taylor had fired their opening salvos.• Parts of the labour movement, however, remained or became hostile to the war.• I am not quite so hostile to them as other hon. Members are.• It seemed to me he was not so much indifferent as hostile towards these poor men.• I have not found the media to be hostile to us, provided we talk to them.hostile environment/climate/terrain etc• Biomorphs should interact, in the computer, with a simulation of a hostile environment.• I would say that Courtaulds is reasonably healthy in an extremely hostile environment.• Objectionable pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment.• Private practice is burdened by bureaucratic demands in a hostile climate.• They are used to dealing with harsh conditions in a hostile environment.• They died for their quest for comfort in a hostile environment.• These conditions embraced the realities of survival in an often hostile environment, and the mysteries of birth and death.• Once again, you navigate dark passageways and hostile environments, killing everything that moves.From Longman Business Dictionaryhostilehos‧tile /ˈhɒstaɪlˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl/ adjectiveFINANCE a hostile BID or TAKEOVER is one in which a company tries to buy another company whose SHAREHOLDERs do not want to sellThey’ve managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid.Origin hostile (1500-1600) French Latin hostilis, from hostis “stranger, enemy”

hos·tile adjectiveChineseSyllable

angry ready deliberately and Corpus and Business towards unfriendly someone,

hostile
hos‧tile /ˈhɒstaɪl $ ˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl/

adjective

Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: Latin hostilis, from hostis 'stranger, enemy'

1. angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someone, and ready to argue with them:

Southampton fans gave their former coach a hostile reception.

Carr wouldn’t meet Feng’s stare, which was openly hostile.

his hostile attitude
hostile to/towards

The boy feels hostile towards his father.
2. opposing a plan or idea very strongly
hostile to/towards

Senator Lydon was hostile to our proposals.
3. belonging to an enemy:

hostile territory
4. used to describe conditions that are difficult to live in, or that make it difficult to achieve something
hostile environment/climate/terrain etc

a guide to surviving in even the most hostile terrain

Sales increased last year despite the hostile economic environment.
5. hostile takeover/bid a situation in which a company tries to buy another company that does not want to be bought

THESAURUS

■ person/voice/behaviour
   ▪ unfriendly/not friendly behaving towards someone in a way that shows you are not interested in them or are not ready to talk to them or help them: The hotel staff were unfriendly and unhelpful. | an unfriendly tone of voice | They didn't seem very friendly to strangers. | She gave him an unfriendly glance.
   ▪ hostile very unfriendly, and ready to argue or fight: He was openly hostile towards me when I arrived. | A hostile crowd gathered oustide the US embassy.
   ▪ cold behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them: He gave her a cold stare. | a cold voice
   ▪ frosty unfriendly, especially because you are angry with someone: When she spoke, her tone was frosty. | He got a frosty reception from his wife when he finally returned home (=she was not very friendly towards him).
   ▪ aloof [not before noun] not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them: Some politicians are criticized for being too aloof.
   ▪ antagonistic unfriendly and always trying to start arguments with someone: Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other?
   ▪ antisocial not interested in meeting other people or forming friendly relationships with them: Sorry if I'm being antisocial, but I need to get my work done. | He was an antisocial loner with no friends.

hos·tile

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/ˈhɑːstl/

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adjective