hostile
adjective
uk/ˈhɒs.taɪl/us/ˈhɑː.stəl/hostileadjective(UNFRIENDLY)
C1
unfriendlyand notlikingsomething:
不友好的，敌对的a hostilecrowd不友好的人群
Thepresidenthad a hostilereceptionin Ohio thismorning.总统今天早上在俄亥俄州受到了不友好的接待。
not liking or being pleasant towards others
- unfriendlyThe crowd was unfriendly and dangerous.
- coolShe was very cool towards his new wife.
- coldShe's a cold, heartless woman.
- icyHe gave me an icy stare.
- glacialHer reception of him was glacial.
- There has been a hostilereactionto the government'sproposedtaxincreases.
- Thesecurityforcesexercisedgreatrestraintby notrespondingto hostileattacksandthreats.
- Thecompanyhasmanagedtofightoff a hostiletakeoverbid.
- Everydaythey had torunthegauntletof hostilejournalistsontheirway toschool.
- He'sfamousforconductinghostileinterviewswithpoliticians.
Not being friendly
- abrasive
- abrasively
- abrasiveness
- abruptly
- abruptness
- antagonism
- antagonistic
- coolness
- dourness
- estrange
- estranged
- estrangement
- forbidding
- frigid
- prickly
- sourly
- sourness
- standoffish
- standoffishly
- standoffishness
hostileadjective(DISAGREEING)
C1
notagreeingwith something:
不同意的I'm not hostileto(= against)theideaofchangeas such.我并不反对作这样的改变。
Arguing & disagreeing
- agent provocateur
- alienate
- alienated
- alienation
- argumentatively
- as a matter of factphrase
- bandy
- bet
- bone
- conflict
- cross swordsidiom
- dicker
- differ
- hammer
- make the fur flyidiom
- setsomeoneagainstsomeone
- shadowbox
- shadowboxing
- tangle
- tangle withsomeone
hostileadjective(DIFFICULT)
C1
difficultor notsuitableforlivingorgrowing:
艰苦的，恶劣的；不利的hostileweatherconditions恶劣的天气条件
a hostileclimate/environment恶劣的气候／环境
Describing bad weather
- bleak
- bleakly
- bleakness
- break
- depression
- dreich
- fickle
- fickleness
- gray
- grey
- greyness
- inclement
- overcast
- rough
- threatening
- treacherous
- unseasonably
- unseasonal
- unseasonally
- wuthering
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Fertile or infertile land
hostileadjective(ENEMY)
[before noun]
connectedwith theenemyin awar:
敌方的，敌人的hostileaircraft/forces敌机／敌军
Violent or aggressive
- aggressive
- aggressively
- aggressiveness
- aggro
- agonistic
- ferocity
- fierce
- fierceness
- fighting words
- flex
- pugnacious
- pugnacity
- rabble-rousing
- raging
- Rambo
- viciously
- viciousness
- violence
- warlike
- warmonger
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War
hostileadjective(COMPANIES)
relatingtosituationsin which onecompanywantstobuyanothercompanywhoseownersdo notwanttosellit:
敌意（收购，并购）Thecompanyconvincedinvestorstorejecta hostilebidfrom Enterprise Oil Plcworth£1.5billion.这家公司说服了投资者拒绝由企业原油公司提出的价值15亿美元的敌意收购方案。
a hostilemerger敌意（并购）
Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitive
- amalgamation
- buyout
- conglomerate
- counterattack
- denationalization
- denationalize
- fire sale
- growth-oriented
- hive
- leveraged buyout
- non-hostile
- oligopoly
- parent
- parent company
- partnership