hostility
noun
hɒˈstɪlɪəti
noun
1
when
someone
is
unfriendly
and
full
of
anger
towards
another
person
敌意，敌对态度
U | AmE :
[+
towards/between
]
hostility
towards
foreigners
对外国人的敌意
[+
toward
]
AmE
【美】:
hostility
toward
Jews
对犹太人的敌意
open/outright
hostility
(hostility
that
is
clearly
shown)
公开的敌意
They
eyed
each
other
with
open
hostility.
他们公开敌对地看着对方。
2
toward
strong
or
angry
opposition
to
something
U + toward | AmE :
The
reform
program
was
greeted
with
hostility
by
conservatives.
改革方案遭到保守派人士的强烈反对。
[+
to/towards
]
There
is
a
lot
of
public
hostility
to
the
tax.
公众愤然反对该项税收。
Pictures
of
refugees
aroused
popular
hostility
(=felt
by
a
lot
of
people)
towards
the
war.
难民照片激起了广大民众对这场战争的反对。
Republican
hostility
toward
slavery
共和党对奴隶制的反对
3
hostilities
fighting
in
a
war
[正式] 战斗，敌对行为
plural 复数 | formal
a
cessation
of
hostilities
停战