hostile 音标拼音: [h'ɑstəl] [hɑst'ɑɪl]
a . 怀敌意的,敌对的
n . 敌对分子
怀敌意的,敌对的敌对分子
hostile adj 1 :
characterized by enmity or ill will ; "
a hostile nation ";
"
a hostile remark "; "
hostile actions " [
ant : {
amicable }]
2 :
not belonging to your own country '
s forces or those of an ally ; "
hostile naval and air forces " [
ant : {
friendly }]
3 :
impossible to bring into friendly accord ; "
hostile factions "
4 :
very unfavorable to life or growth ; "
a hostile climate "; "
an uncongenial atmosphere "; "
an uncongenial soil "; "
the unfriendly environment at high altitudes " [
synonym : {
hostile },
{
uncongenial }, {
unfriendly }]
5 :
unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (
used of attempts to buy or take control of a business ); "
hostile takeover "; "
hostile tender offer ";
"
hostile bid "
n 1 :
troops belonging to the enemy '
s military forces ; "
the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles " [
ant : {
friendly }]
Hostile \
Hos "
tile \,
a . [
L .
hostilis ,
from hostis enemy :
cf .
F .
hostile .
See {
Host }
an army .]
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy ;
showing the disposition of an enemy ;
showing ill will and malevolence ,
or a desire to thwart and injure ;
occupied by an enemy or enemies ;
inimical ;
unfriendly ;
as ,
a hostile force ;
hostile intentions ;
a hostile country ;
hostile to a sudden change .
Syn :
Warlike ;
inimical ;
unfriendly ;
antagonistic ;
opposed ;
adverse ;
opposite ;
contrary ;
repugnant .
[
1913 Webster ]
Hostile \
Hos "
tile \,
n .
An enemy ;
esp .,
an American Indian in arms against the whites ; --
commonly in the plural . [
Colloq .] --
P .
H .
Sheridan .
[
1913 Webster ]
Aggressive \
Ag *
gres "
sive \,
a . [
Cf .
F .
agressif .]
1 .
Tending or disposed to aggress ;
having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of one '
s own ends at the expense of others or mindless of others '
needs or desires ;
characterized by aggression ;
making assaults ;
unjustly attacking ;
as ,
an aggressive policy ,
war ,
person ,
nation ;
an aggressive businessman ;
an aggressive basketball player ;
he was aggressive and imperious in his convictions ;
aggressive drivers .
Opposite of {
unaggressive }.
[
1913 Webster WordNet 1 .
5 ]
No aggressive movement was made . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Marked by self -
confident ambition ,
vigorous competitiveness ,
energy and initiative ;
as ,
an aggressive young executive .
Syn :
enterprising ,
pushful ,
pushing ,
pushy [
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
3 . (
Med .,
Biol .)
Tending to grow or spread quickly ;
as ,
an aggressive tumor . [
Narrower terms : {
invasive (
vs .
noninvasive ) ] --
AS Syn :
fast -
growing (
prenominal )
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
4 .
Tending to initiate unprovoked attacks ;
initiating unprovoked military action ;
eager to fight ;
as ,
aggressive acts against another country .
Syn :
belligerent .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
Note :
Narrower related terms : {
bellicose ,
combative ,
pugnacious ,
scrappy ,
truculent ; {
hard -
hitting ,
high -
pressure ; {
hostile } (
used of attempts to buy or take control of a business : "
hostile takeover ";
"
hostile tender offer "); {
predatory ,
rapacious ,
raptorial ,
ravening ,
vulturine ,
vulturous .
See also :
assertive ,
hostile ,
offensive .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ] -- {
Ag *
gres "
sive *
ly },
adv . --
{
Ag *
gres "
sive *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
194 Moby Thesaurus words for "
hostile ":
acrid ,
adversary ,
adversative ,
adverse ,
adversive ,
against ,
aggressive ,
alien ,
allergic ,
antagonistic ,
anti ,
antipathetic ,
antithetic ,
antonymous ,
argumentative ,
at cross -
purposes ,
at loggerheads ,
at odds ,
at variance ,
at war ,
averse ,
balancing ,
battling ,
bellicose ,
belligerent ,
bitter ,
bloodthirsty ,
bloody ,
bloody -
minded ,
breakaway ,
caustic ,
chauvinist ,
chauvinistic ,
clashing ,
cold ,
colliding ,
combative ,
compensating ,
competitive ,
con ,
conflicting ,
confronting ,
contentious ,
contradicting ,
contradictory ,
contradistinct ,
contrapositive ,
contrarious ,
contrary ,
contrasted ,
converse ,
counter ,
counteractant ,
counteracting ,
counteractive ,
counterbalancing ,
counterpoised ,
countervailing ,
counterworking ,
cranky ,
cross ,
crotchety ,
dead against ,
despiteful ,
detrimental ,
differing ,
difficult ,
dim ,
disaccordant ,
disaffected ,
disagreeable ,
disagreeing ,
disapproving ,
discordant ,
discrepant ,
disenchanted ,
disharmonious ,
disinclined ,
displeased ,
disproportionate ,
dissentient ,
dissident ,
dissonant ,
divergent ,
dour ,
enemy ,
eyeball to eyeball ,
ferocious ,
fierce ,
fighting ,
fractious ,
full of fight ,
full of hate ,
grating ,
hard ,
harmful ,
hateful ,
hawkish ,
ill ,
immiscible ,
in opposition ,
inaccordant ,
incompatible ,
inconsistent ,
inharmonious ,
inhospitable ,
inimical ,
inverse ,
jangling ,
jarring ,
jingo ,
jingoish ,
jingoist ,
jingoistic ,
loath ,
malevolent ,
malicious ,
malignant ,
martial ,
militant ,
militaristic ,
military ,
miserable ,
negative ,
nonconformist ,
noncooperative ,
not charmed ,
not easy ,
obstinate ,
obverse ,
offensive ,
opponent ,
opposed ,
opposing ,
opposite ,
oppositional ,
oppositive ,
oppugnant ,
out of accord ,
out of whack ,
overthwart ,
perverse ,
pugnacious ,
put off ,
quarrelsome ,
rancorous ,
reactionary ,
recalcitrant ,
refractory ,
renitent ,
repugnant ,
resistant ,
reverse ,
revolutionary ,
rigorous ,
rival ,
saber -
rattling ,
sanguinary ,
sanguineous ,
savage ,
scrappy ,
set against ,
sinister ,
soldierlike ,
soldierly ,
sore ,
sour ,
spiteful ,
squared off ,
stressful ,
trigger -
happy ,
troublesome ,
troublous ,
truculent ,
trying ,
uncongenial ,
uncooperative ,
unfavorable ,
unfriendly ,
unharmonious ,
unpacific ,
unpeaceable ,
unpeaceful ,
unpropitious ,
unsympathetic ,
untoward ,
variant ,
venomous ,
virulent ,
vitriolic ,
warlike ,
warmongering ,
warring ,
wretched
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