He may construe the approach as a hostile act.

他可能把这种方法理解为一种不友善的行为。

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You need to remember who is allied with, hostile to, or lusts after whom, and act accordingly.

得记着谁跟谁要好，谁跟谁有仇，谁喜欢谁，然后见机行事。

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You act defensive and even hostile in company meetings when there's little cause for it.

你行动具有防卫心，甚至在公司会议表现出了敌意，虽然没什么原因。

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He would leave the fort on April fifteenth if the Confederates made no hostile act against Fort Sumter or against the United States flag.

VOA: special.2009.08.06

Since I have not been informed that South Carolina declared war on the United States, I can only believe that this hostile act was done without your knowledge or permission.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

The concern for diplomats and trade ministers now is that Russia will interpret Britain's attempt to seek justice as a hostile act.

FORBES: Polonium Suspect Lugovi Chills U.K.-Russia Relations

Facebook must act somewhat hostile toward shareholders because, no matter how they explain it, most investors do not understand the DNA of a perpetual startup.

FORBES: Mark Cuban Gets Facebook; Most Others Don't

It was wonderfully deft in its controlled daring: a lieutenant colonel baiting a rear admiral in public was a scary tightrope act, even in a community as notably hostile to Navy brass as the Marines.

NEWYORKER: Rat Beach