| 词汇 | hostility |
| 释义 | hostility noun uk /hɒsˈtɪl.ə.ti/ us /hɑːˈstɪl.ə.t̬i/ hostilitynoun (UNFRIENDLINESS)C2[ U ] an occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something: 敌意，不友好 They showed open(= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours.他们对新邻居表现出了公开的敌意。 Not being friendly abrasive abrasively abrasiveness abruptly abruptness aloof estrangement estrangement from someone flintily forbidding forbiddingly gruff offhandedness offish remote remoteness reserved saturnine wintry with friends like you, who needs enemies?idiom hostilitynoun (UNFRIENDLINESS)C2[ U ] an occasion when someone shows that they do not agree with or like something不同意，不喜欢 Arguments & disagreements argument argy-bargy be (on) non-speakersidiom belligerence bickering blow (someone/something) up bust up clash conflict contentiousness cut and thrustidiom ding-dong dispute dust-up kerfuffle logjam misunderstanding rhubarb ructions spat hostilitynoun (FIGHTING)hostilities[ plural ]formal fighting in a war: 战斗;战争行为 hostilities begin/break outHostilities began/broke out just after midnight.刚过午夜战斗便打响了。 Examples of hostilityhostility It is objective, factual, formal, official, sometimes tending to hostility. I trust that it may help to end the baseless hostility prevailing between economic theory and economic history. For artists in other provincial troupes, social hostility rendered it largely impossible for them to exert any influence over their employers. The communities can afford to take the moderate hostilities of others because their selfesteem has not been badly damaged. In fact, modern history is full of examples that show how politicians, to divide people and realize their own selfish ambitions, have exploited this hostility. The sustained hostility of employers to trade unions had ensured that workers could not lightly associate with them. The entire range of strategic interactions should be brought to bear - not merely the hostility end of the scale. This study also found heterotypic continuity in fathers' hostile behaviors predicting the later hostility of their young adult offspring. But having conquered the town halls they sometimes met with hostility from employees or from burgomasters appointed by the crown. And finally, two separate conceptualizations of racial hostility are employed. Nevertheless, the concept of a hostility/friendliness system is perfectly sensible even if its operationalization is difficult. This effort was culturally entwined with campaigns for stylistic "modernism," aesthetic encomiums to design simplicity and hostility to ornamental forms. Ayers paints a picture of two different societies living in reasonable harmony prior to hostilities. In contrast, all three markers of problems with autonomy in adolescent - father interactions were predictive of peerrated young adult hostility. We found that girls were actually more likely than boys to display increased hostility in the presence of increased interparental conflict. See all examples of hostility These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withhostilityhostilityThese are words often used in combination with hostility. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. atmosphere of hostility This atmosphereofhostility is closely interwoven with the government's insufficient efforts at postwar reconciliation, as well as with chaotic process of land speculation and a confused resource tenure system. considerable hostility I have just cited evidence showing considerable hostility from the start. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 feeling of hostility I understand why there is this great feelingofhostility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with hostility |
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