hostility
n
1 [U] ~ (to/towards sb/sth)
(a) being hostile (to sb/sth); antagonism; enmity 敌对; 对抗; 敌意
feelings of hostility 敌对情绪
feel no hostility towards anyone 对任何人均无敌意
show hostility to sb/sth 对某人[某事物]表示敌意.
(b) opposition; rejection 反对; 否决
His suggestion met with some hostility. 他的建议遭到某种程度的反对.
2 hostilities [pl]
acts of war; fighting 战争行动; 战斗:at the outbreak of hostilities 战争爆发时
suspend hostilities, ie stop fighting 停战.
🔁 扩展释义
*[hɒs'tiliti]n. 敌意, 敌对, 反对相关词组: feel no hostility towards sb arouse sb's hostility
📖 同为「博士」词汇
forbiddingadj. 冷峻的,令人生畏的;
v. 禁止( forbid的现在分词 );妨碍;阻碍;阻止;