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unhostile

/hos-tl or, especially British, -tahyl/US // ˈhɒs tl or, especially British, -taɪl //UK // (ˈhɒstaɪl) //

不友好的,无敌的,不友善的,不怀好意

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
    • : opposed in feeling, action, or character; antagonistic: hostile criticism.
    • : characterized by antagonism.
    • : not friendly, warm, or generous; not hospitable.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
    • : Military. an enemy soldier, plane, ship, etc.

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Examples

  • He created a hostile work environment, but he did not fire you.

  • Ever since, advocates have argued that NDAs are a silencing mechanism that help perpetuate hostile work environments by keeping complaints hidden from the public.

  • In America’s uncivil war, both sides may hate the other, but one side — conservatives and Republicans — is more hostile and aggressive, increasingly willing to engage in anti-democratic and even violent attacks on their perceived enemies.

  • Each sister made her way through a hostile medical terrain with crucial support from family members and both male and female supporters.

  • He’s also one of the few scientists who can speak credibly to people of faith, who in some circles have come to regard science as hostile to their beliefs.

  • By contrast, a gun will allow a pilot to attack hostile forces that are less than 300 feet from friendly ground forces.

  • They were alone and unarmed in hostile territory without even having the reassurance of radio communications.

  • Both had been accused of acts hostile to the North Korean state.

  • De Merode is hundreds of miles from his wife and daughters, encircled by hostile forces, a target on the back of his uniform.

  • For years, young voters in America have been unenthusiastic about, if not outright hostile toward, the GOP.

  • He obeyed without remark, though with an unsteady voice, as he uttered communications he knew were so hostile to her expectation.

  • We met like hostile bulls, and wonder not that we should plunge at once upon each other's horns!

  • He was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.

  • Then affairs almost reached the point where the province was in hostile array, one side against another.

  • She knew that Alessandro had no knife, and had gone forward with no hostile intent; but she knew nothing beyond that.