Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4148
hostile
敌对的；怀有敌意的；不友好的
核心释义
Unfriendly, aggressive, or showing ill will, as an enemy might.
- 1.
不友好的；敌对的；显示敌人态度的；怀有恶意和敌意或企图阻挠和伤害的
Not friendly; appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence or a desire to thwart and injure.
- 2.
好斗的；对抗的
Aggressive; antagonistic.
- 3.
充满敌意或恶意的
characterized by enmity or ill will
- 4.
不情愿的
Unwilling.
- 5.
不属于本国或盟国军队的
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
- 6.
与敌意收购有关的
Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
反对的；不情愿的；敌方的；敌军的；敌意收购的；不友好的；敌对的；显示敌人态度的；怀有恶意和敌意或企图阻挠和伤害的；好斗的；对抗的
用法In use
The hostile crowd shouted insults at the speaker.
用法提示：此处 hostile 作为形容词，修饰 crowd，表示人群充满敌意、不友善。
The soldiers entered hostile territory without backup.
用法提示：此处 hostile 表示属于敌方的、不属于己方或盟军。
Her hostile attitude made collaboration difficult.
用法提示：此处 hostile 修饰 attitude，表明态度不友善、带有敌意。
a hostile nation
a hostile remark
hostile actions
hostile naval and air forces
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- hostile attitude
- 敌意态度
- He showed a hostile attitude towards the new policy.他对新政策表现出敌意态度。
- hostile environment
- 敌对的环境
- The company created a hostile environment for whistleblowers.该公司为举报人创造了敌对的环境。
- hostile takeover
- 恶意收购
- The company managed to fend off a hostile takeover.该公司成功抵御了一次恶意收购。
- hostile witness
- 敌对证人
- The prosecutor declared the witness hostile.检察官宣布该证人为敌对证人。
- hostile territory
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 host（主人）对你不友好，像敌人一样对待你，hostile 就是‘敌对的、不友好的’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：人际冲突、新闻报道、政治/军事讨论 hostile 表示“不友好、有敌意的”，语气比 unfriendly 更强，通常用于较严肃或客观的语境，如新闻、职场或政治讨论；日常口语中也常说 unfriendly、angry。整体属中性常用词，书面和口头都可用。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与介词to或toward连用，表示对某人有敌意；也可直接修饰名词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Hostile rhymes with hostel and costal (American English /ˈhɑstəl/). Postal /ˈpoʊstəl/ is a lookalike but does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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