be hostile to/toward sb/sth
The locals were hostile to outsiders.
当地居民对外来者充满敌意。
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
Unfriendly, aggressive, or showing ill will, as an enemy might.
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.
好斗的;对抗的
Aggressive; antagonistic.
充满敌意或恶意的
characterized by enmity or ill will
不情愿的
Unwilling.
不属于本国或盟国军队的
not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
与敌意收购有关的
Being or relating to a hostile takeover.
The hostile crowd shouted insults at the speaker.
充满敌意的人群对演讲者大喊侮辱性话语。
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。
AI contextual example
The soldiers entered hostile territory without backup.
士兵们在没有后援的情况下进入了敌方领土。
用法提示:此处 hostile 表示属于敌方的、不属于己方或盟军。
AI contextual example
Her hostile attitude made collaboration difficult.
她敌视的态度使合作变得困难。
用法提示:此处 hostile 修饰 attitude,表明态度不友善、带有敌意。
AI contextual example
The locals were hostile to outsiders.
当地居民对外来者充满敌意。
常用搭配,如hostile takeover(恶意收购)
They had to work in a hostile environment.
他们不得不在充满敌意的环境中工作。
The crowd became hostile.
人群变得充满敌意。
语气较轻,更侧重不友好而非强烈敌意
强调主动对立,比 hostile 更常用于人际或政治对抗
侧重攻击性行为,不一定是内心敌意,可指言语或行动
正式用语,常指好斗态度或参与战争的状态
grammar · medium
易错句子He hostile to me.
正确表达He is hostile to me.
汉语形容词作谓语可以不用联系动词,但英语形容词必须与 be 动词连用;添加 is 以后句子才具备完整谓语。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was hostile with me at the meeting.
正确表达She was hostile to me at the meeting.
表示‘对……怀有敌意’时,hostile 的固定搭配介词是 to 或 toward,不是 with;with 不表对象。
grammar · medium
易错句子The hostile between the two countries is growing.
正确表达The hostility between the two countries is growing.
hostile 是形容词,不能作名词;表示‘敌意、敌对情绪’需用名词形式 hostility,在句中作主语。
与‘充满敌意或恶意’相对
与‘充满敌意或恶意’相对,多用于人际关系
与‘不属于本国或盟国军队的’相对
与‘充满敌意或恶意’相对
hospitable 意为友好的、好客的,与 hostile 意思相反,但拼写和发音相似,容易混淆。
hostility 是名词,表示敌意或敌对行为;而 hostile 是形容词,用于描述态度或环境。
unfriendly 语气较弱,指不友好或冷淡;hostile 程度更深,表示怀有恶意或敌对的。
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。
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。
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。
敌对证人
The prosecutor declared the witness hostile.
检察官宣布该证人为敌对证人。
敌方领土
The soldiers were deep in hostile territory.
士兵们深入敌方领土。
敌方火力
The troops came under hostile fire.
部队遭到敌方火力攻击。
host-(敌人,来自拉丁语 hostis)+ -ile(形容词后缀)
hostile-(敌意的) + -ity(名词后缀)
hostile-(敌意的) + -ly(副词后缀)
常与敌意行为相关,是hostile态度的外在表现
冲突环境中常出现敌意或敌对行动
对应hostile表示敌方武装力量的含义
敌方的领土常被称为hostile territory
敌对关系常伴随紧张局势
恶意收购
The company feared a hostile takeover by a larger competitor.
这家公司担心被更大的竞争对手恶意收购。
敌对证人
The prosecutor called a hostile witness to the stand.
检察官传唤了一名敌对证人出庭作证。
充满敌意的工作环境
She filed a complaint about a hostile work environment.
她投诉了充满敌意的工作环境。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.