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hostility

英 [hɒˈstɪləti]

美 [hɑːˈstɪləti]

n.  敌意; 对抗; (对思想、计划或情形的)愤怒反对,愤怒反抗; 战争行为

复数:hostilities 

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BNC.3996 / COCA.5211

同义词辨析

hostilityantagonismconflict【导航词义:对抗】

hostilityn. 敌意,敌对态度
〔辨析〕
指对他人的不友好或非常恼恨。
〔例证〕
He showed no hostility towards me.
他没有对我显出敌意。
We should turn hostility into friendship.
我们应该化干戈为玉帛。
antagonismn. 对抗,敌对
〔辨析〕
指人或团体之间的对立和仇恨。
〔例证〕
A few joking words relaxed the antagonism between them.
几句笑话缓和了他们之间的对立情绪。
What causes the antagonism between the government and other military groups?
该政府和其他军事组织间的对立是什么原因造成的?
conflictn. 冲突,矛盾
〔辨析〕
指意见等的抵触。
〔例证〕
George often comes into conflict with his boss.
乔治经常和他的老板发生争执。
This example clearly showed the conflict between tradition and innovation.
这一例子清楚地表明了传统与革新的冲突。

牛津词典

    noun

    • 敌意;对抗
      unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behaviour
      1. feelings of hostility towards people from other backgrounds
        对其他不同背景的人的敌视情绪
      2. There was open hostility between the two schools.
        这两所学校公开相互敌对。
    • (对思想、计划或情形的)愤怒反对,愤怒反抗
      strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or a situation
      1. public hostility to nuclear power
        公众对核动力的愤然反对
    • 战争行为
      acts of fighting in a war
      1. the start/outbreak of hostilities between the two sides
        双方之间敌对行为的爆发
      2. a cessation of hostilities (= an end to fighting)
        战争停止

    柯林斯词典

    • N-UNCOUNT 敌意;对抗;敌对行为
      Hostilityis unfriendly or aggressive behaviour towards people or ideas.
      1. The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to Black and ethnic groups...
        过去十年里,对黑人及少数族裔的种族歧视和敌对行为变得日益猖獗。
      2. Christabel looked at Ron with open hostility.
        克丽丝特布尔带着公然的敌意看着罗恩。
    • N-UNCOUNT 反对;抵制
      Yourhostility tosomething you do not approve of is your opposition to it.
      1. There is hostility among traditionalists to this method of teaching history.
        传统主义者反对这种讲授历史的方法。

    英英释义

    noun

    • violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked
        Synonym:aggression
      1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition
        1. he could not conceal his hostility
        Synonym:ill will
      2. the feeling of a hostile person
        1. he could no longer contain his hostility
        Synonym:enmityill will
      3. a state of deep-seated ill-will
          Synonym:enmityantagonism

        双语例句

        • There is hostility among traditionalists to this method of teaching history.
          传统主义者反对这种讲授历史的方法。
        • The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to Black and ethnic groups
          过去十年里,对黑人及少数族裔的种族歧视和敌对行为变得日益猖獗。
        • Although there is no overt hostility, black and white students do not mix much.
          虽然黑人学生与白人学生之间没有公开的敌意,但他们也不怎么来往。
        • Management hostility is apparent in about a third of non-union workplaces.
          在大约1/3不雇用工会会员的工作场所明显可见仇视管理层的现象。
        • By mid-season the hostility between the two was undisguised.
          赛季过半时,双方之间的敌意已经公开化了。
        • There was no overt hostility between the two men.
          这两人之间没有公开的敌视。
        • This was a predictable reaction, given the bitter hostility between the two countries
          考虑到这两个国家之间激烈的敌对情绪,这种反应是可以预见的。
        • They faced hostility, contempt, ostracism.
          他们面对着敌意、轻蔑和排斥。
        • And her behaviour to all of us alternated between seductive charm and sudden hostility.
          对我们所有人来说,她的行为举止在诱人的魅力和突然的敌意之间交替着。
        • A-type conflict often results in hostility, anger, resentment, distrust, cynicism, and apathy.
          A-型冲突经常导致的结果是:敌意、愤怒、怨恨、不信任、冷嘲热讽和冷漠。