hostile

剑桥词典

hostile adjective (UNFRIENDLY)

unfriendly and not liking something
不友好的，敌对的
a hostile crowd 不友好的人群
The president had a hostile reception in Ohio this morning . 总统今天早上在俄亥俄州受到了不友好的接待。

例句

• There has been a hostile reaction to the government's proposed tax increases .
• The security forces exercised great restraint by not responding to hostile attacks and threats .
• The company has managed to fight off a hostile takeover bid .
• Every day they had to run the gauntlet of hostile journalists on their way to school .
• He's famous for conducting hostile interviews with politicians .

hostile adjective (DISAGREEING)

not agreeing with something
不同意的
I'm not hostile to (= against) the idea of change as such. 我并不反对作这样的改变。

hostile adjective (DIFFICULT)

difficult or not suitable for living or growing
艰苦的，恶劣的；不利的
hostile weather conditions 恶劣的天气条件
a hostile climate /environment 恶劣的气候／环境


hostile adjective (ENEMY)

[ 只用在名词前面的形容词 ]
connected with the enemy in a war
敌方的，敌人的
hostile aircraft /forces 敌机／敌军

hostile adjective (COMPANIES)


relating to situations in which one company wants to buy another company whose owners do not want to sell it
敌意（收购，并购）
The company convinced investors to reject a hostile bid from Enterprise Oil Plc worth £1.5 billion . 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 hostile merger 敌意（并购） 返回 hostile