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show hostility towards/to sb/sth
towards和to可互换，表示针对的对象。
She showed hostility towards the new policy.
她对这项新政策表现出敌意。
敌意；敌对态度；敌视
hostilities — plural of hostility
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敌意；敌对态度；敌视
Strong dislike or opposition; the feeling or attitude of being unfriendly or aggressive toward someone or something.
She showed hostility towards the new policy.
她对这项新政策表现出敌意。
敌对状态。
The state of being hostile.
敌对态度
a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
敌对行动,尤指军事行动。
A hostile action, especially a military action. See hostilities for specific plural definition.
深层的敌意
a state of deep-seated ill-will
She tried to hide her hostility during the meeting.
她试图在会议中隐藏自己的敌意。
AI contextual example
The hostility between the two neighbors has lasted for years.
这两个邻居之间的敌对已经持续多年。
AI contextual example
His hostility towards the new policy was obvious to everyone.
他对新政策的反对态度对每个人来说都很明显。
AI contextual example
he could not conceal his hostility
他无法掩饰他的敌意。
WordNet
towards和to可互换，表示针对的对象。
She showed hostility towards the new policy.
她对这项新政策表现出敌意。
形容词open修饰hostility，强调敌意是公开表露的。
There was open hostility between the two groups.
这两个群体之间存在公开的敌意。
between连接相互敌对的双方。
The hostility between the brothers has lasted for years.
兄弟之间的敌意已经持续多年。
Not this
He showed hostile to me.
Use this
He showed hostility to me.
“hostile”是形容词，不能直接用作名词。应使用名词“hostility”表示敌意。
Not this
There was a hostility between them.
Use this
There was hostility between them.
“hostility”作为抽象名词通常不可数，不能加不定冠词“a”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
公开的敌意
There was open hostility between the two groups.
两组之间存在公开的敌意。
相互敌意
The mutual hostility made negotiations impossible.
相互敌意使得谈判无法进行。
对……的敌意
He felt hostility towards his new colleague.
他对新同事感到敌意。
表现出敌意
The cat displayed hostility when approached.
当被靠近时，这只猫表现出敌意。
感到敌意
She could feel the hostility in the room.
她能感觉到房间里的敌意。
结束敌对行动
The two countries agreed to end hostilities.
两国同意结束敌对行动。
Use hostilities naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将hostility拆为host（主人）和ility，想象主人对你怀有敌意，因为你不请自来。
中性正式，常用于国际冲突、个人对抗或组织间的敌对态度等正式语境。
通常不可数；复数形式hostilities常用于表示具体敌对行为或战争状态
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