hostile /ˈhɒstaɪl/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If you are hostile to another person or an idea, you disagree with them or disapprove of them, often showing this in your behaviour. 反对的; 敌对的

  例：

  Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.

  许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。

  例：

  The West has gradually relaxed its hostile attitude to this influential state.

  西方对这个有影响力的国家的敌对态度已趋缓和。

• 2. 

  ADJ Someone who is hostile is unfriendly and aggressive. 怀敌意的

  例：

  Drinking may make a person feel relaxed and happy, or it may make her hostile, violent, or depressed.

  喝酒可以使一个人感到放松和愉快，也可以让人变得不友善、粗暴或沮丧。

• 3. 

  ADJ Hostile situations and conditions make it difficult for you to achieve something. (环境和条件等) 不利的

  例：

  ...some of the most hostile climatic conditions in the world.

  …世界上最不利的一些气候条件。

• 4. 

  ADJ A hostile takeover bid is one that is opposed by the company that is being bid for. (收购投标) 恶意的 [商业]

  例：

  Soon after he arrived, Kingfisher launched a hostile bid for Dixons.

  金费希尔到任之后不久就开始了对迪克森斯公司的恶意收购投标。

• 5. 

  ADJ In a war, you use hostile to describe your enemy's forces, organizations, weapons, land, and activities. (战争中) 敌方的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The city is encircled by a hostile army.

  该市被敌军包围。