hostile
US: /ˈhɑstəɫ/, /hɑˈstaɪɫ/
UK: /hˈɒstaɪl/
UK: /hˈɒstaɪl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
hostile /'hɔstail/
- tính từ
- thù địch
- không thân thiện
- chống đối
- danh từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) kẻ thù địch
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 ~ (to / towards sb/sth) very unfriendly or aggressive and ready to argue or fight: The speaker got a very hostile reception from the audience. + She was openly hostile towards her parents.
2 ~ (to sth) strongly rejecting or opposed to sth: hostile to the idea of change + The proposals have provoked a hostile response from opposition parties.
3 making it difficult for sth to happen or to be achieved: hostile conditions for plants to grow in
4 belonging to a military enemy: hostile territory / aircraft
5 (business) (of an offer to buy a company, etc.) not wanted by the company that is to be bought: a hostile takeover bid
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 opposed, antagonistic, contrary, against, anti, adverse; averse, loath:
The government is hostile to curbs on business.
2 unfriendly, inimical, unsympathetic, cold, inhospitable; unfavourable:
Why do many social workers seem hostile to the people they are supposed to help? The polar regions are very hostile environments to man
3 warring, belligerent, bellicose, warlike, combative, militant, aggressive:
The UN units function as a buffer between the hostile forces.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, feel | become | remain | make sb
The experience has made him generally hostile towards women.
| consider sth, construe sth as, deem sth, perceive sth as, regard sth as, see sth as
They were reluctant to take any step that might be regarded as hostile.
ADV.
bitterly, decidedly, deeply, downright, distinctly, extremely, fiercely, markedly, positively, uncompromisingly, unremittingly, very
He was deeply hostile to the idea of psychotherapy. The audience gave him a downright hostile reception.
| entirely, totally | increasingly | almost | apparently | potentially | basically, generally | actively, openly | mutually | uniformly
The press became uniformly hostile to the new administration.
| politically
politically hostile newspapers
PREP.
to
Many people were openly hostile to the idea.
| towards
He was extremely hostile towards her.
Concise English dictionary
'hɑstl /'hɒstaɪl
noun
+troops belonging to the enemy's military forces
adj.
+characterized by enmity or ill will
+not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
+very unfriendly
+impossible to bring into friendly accord
+very unfavorable to life or growth
+marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development
+unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)
