| 词组 | hostile |
| 释义 | hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl $ ˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl/ adjective 1. angry and deliberately unfriendly towards someoneadverbsopenly hostile (=used when someone does not try to hide their unfriendly feelings) The guards were openly hostile to him.increasingly hostile The boy became increasingly hostile to his parents and refused to talk to them.downright hostile (=extremely hostile in a very unpleasant way) She was downright hostile towards us.nounsa hostile welcome/reception (=people are hostile to someone when they arrive somewhere) The visiting team received a hostile reception from the crowd.a hostile attitude Some young people have a very hostile attitude to the police.a hostile crowd/audience A hostile crowd of protesters gathered outside the parliament building.a hostile atmosphere There was a hostile atmosphere at the match, and the police made several arrests.verbsbecome hostile The neighbours became hostile and started shouting at her.remain hostile The girl remained hostile to him, even though he tried to be kind to her.prepositionshostile to/towards sb The local people are often hostile to foreigners.2. opposing something very stronglyadverbsdeeply hostile They were deeply hostile to any kind of change.bitterly hostile Public opinion is bitterly hostile to tax increases.hostile + nounsa hostile response/reaction The plan met with a hostile response from the workers.verbsremain hostile to sth UK shoppers still remain hostile to genetically modified foods.prepositionshostile to/towards sth They became hostile to the war when they realised how many soldiers were being killed.3. difficult or dangeroushostile + nounsa hostile environment It is hard to believe that anything can survive in the hostile environment of the desert.a hostile climate The hostile climate means that people can only live there during the summer months.hostile terrain (=land that is difficult to cross) The hostile terrain makes the area difficult to attack. |
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