| 单词 | friendly |
| 释义 | friendly (frendli ) Word forms: friendlier , friendliest , friendlies 1. adjective A2 If someone is friendly, they behave in a pleasant, kind way, and like to be with other people. Godfrey had been friendly to me. [+ to] ...a man with a pleasant, friendly face. Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers. ...a friendly atmosphere. Your cat isn't very friendly. Synonyms: amicable, warm, familiar, pleasant friendliness uncountable noun She also loves the friendliness of the people. Synonyms: amiability, warmth, sociability, conviviality 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] A2 If you are friendly with someone, you like each other and enjoy spending time together. I'm friendly with his mother. [+ with] Asmus became friendly with a number of writers and appeared in print as a literary critic. 3. adjective B2 You can describe another country or their government as friendly when they have good relations with your own country rather than being an enemy. ...a worsening in relations between the two previously friendly countries. 4. countable noun In sport, a friendly is a match which is not part of a competition, and is played for entertainment or practice, often without any serious effort to win. [British] Athletic Bilbao agreed to play a friendly at Real Sociedad. Friendly is also an adjective. ...an ill-deserved 2–1 win over Japan in a friendly match. -friendly (-frendli ) 1. combining form -friendly combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe things that are not harmful to the specified part of the natural world. Guidelines called for dolphin-friendly tuna, free-range eggs and fair trade coffee. ...ozone-friendly fridges. 2. combining form -friendly combines with nouns to form adjectives which describe things which are intended for or suitable for the specified person, especially things that are easy for them to understand, appreciate, or use. ...customer-friendly banking facilities. 3. See also user-friendly Collocations: friendly business She even strongly believes in building an environmentally friendly business. Times, Sunday Times It's crucial to know which hotel has a friendly business floor with a good internet connection. Times, Sunday Times The community practises the structured settlement of environmentally friendly business operations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 New restaurants and tourist friendly businesses are moving into the area. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hosting people seems like a friendly gesture, but it's also a way of controlling them - 'when you're in my house, you go by my rules'. Times, Sunday Times She was made welcome - mostly - but even the most friendly gesture proved slightly awkward. Times, Sunday Times A simple friendly gesture such as scrubbing the other's back helps keep warm feeling flowing between you. The Sun This was not a friendly gesture. The Sun The birds, startled at his friendly gesture, began to back away. Times, Sunday Times It could all start with a friendly greeting in the supermarket. The Sun After all, the handshake was originally a sign of mistrust rather than a friendly greeting. Times,Sunday Times If you start the day single, a friendly greeting in a shop could lead to a date. The Sun The cats' friendly greeting 'trill', for example, tended to be misinterpreted as anger. Times, Sunday Times Words you write, anything from a friendly greeting in a card, to a novel, can be the start of something special. The Sun I think that this guy might have something a bit more than a friendly hug on his mind, don't you? Times, Sunday Times She greets me with a big, open, friendly hug. Times, Sunday Times I could hardly refuse but made it a friendly hug. The Sun Everyone jokes around, giving each other friendly hugs and it's just a bit of fun. The Sun The meeting ends with a friendly hug. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the countryside your predominant social interaction might be a chat with an old neighbour or a friendly nod exchanged with a local tradesman. Times,Sunday Times It's a knowing wink, a friendly nod. Times, Sunday Times By not being able to accept a friendly nod of approval, we could be holding ourselves back. The Sun So he toys with us, giving us friendly nods every now and then. Times, Sunday Times As for the new spirit of glasnost surrounding the couple, it did not extend to friendly relations with the media. Times,Sunday Times His earliest childhood experiences included friendly relations with other traditions. Times, Sunday Times The report said that the economic value of maintaining friendly relations was sizeable. Times,Sunday Times Despite our friendly relations, neither was averse to the occasional rough tactic. Times, Sunday Times Have you ever known sport to foster friendly relations between people? The Sun This in no way affected our friendly relationship. Times, Sunday Times This set up our friendly relationship with the police. Times, Sunday Times You might just do it now and again if you felt so disposed, if you had a sensible, friendly relationship with an individual. The Sun That beltway bromance appears to have become a schism, however, a once friendly relationship torn apart by politics. Times, Sunday Times After initial caution from both sides, the pair developed a playful and friendly relationship. Times, Sunday Times Is there any friendly rivalry with his fellow fundraising nonagenarians? Times,Sunday Times She talked of friendly rivalry, about sport bringing people together, about the power of sport to benefit communities. Times, Sunday Times If you are ready to meet someone new, friendly rivalry could turn into love. The Sun What starts as friendly rivalry has love potential. The Sun If you're single, friendly rivalry in a fitness centre can lead to friendship and romance. The Sun They're not buying near friends as such, more friendly rivals, and competing fund managers. Times, Sunday Times They became friends, friendly rivals and internationally famous. Times, Sunday Times Tomorrow they will be friendly rivals. Times, Sunday Times The three solo artists were successful and consider themselves friendly rivals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For decades the two papers were friendly rivals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We like it if you can sing prettily, or have a friendly smile, or say funny things. Times, Sunday Times You have already noticed a friendly smile but, when you talk, love sparks fly. The Sun It starts with a friendly smile in the newsagents. The Sun Sitting down at my table, she pours a cup of herbal tea and joins me with a friendly smile for this exclusive interview. The Sun As for romance, a friendly smile you see on a routine journey sparks an intriguing conversation ... then a hot date. The Sun Adopt a friendly tone and concoct an invitation that involves only the two of you. Times, Sunday Times Yet despite the pair's attempt to maintain a friendly tone, there are already tensions. The Sun How you say things matters as much as what you say, so take an open, generous approach with a friendly tone of voice. The Sun Business has three suggestions to help set a friendly tone. The Sun My father's cheerful courage and friendly tone disarmed animosity. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A friendly voice, a caring club, a beacon of hope. Times,Sunday Times The friendly voice at the other end did her best. Times, Sunday Times A calm, friendly voice will help you identify a new love. The Sun Is he seriously suggesting that all it would have taken to dissuade him was a little moral guidance from a friendly voice? Times, Sunday Times But a friendly voice answered at once. Times, Sunday Times A friendly wave works if you're driving towards each other, but will be missed from the rear. Times, Sunday Times I sometimes just use a civilian salute or friendly wave. Times, Sunday Times A hand emerged and gave a friendly wave. Times, Sunday Times Not forgetting, of course, the lizards that greet each other with a relaxed and friendly wave of the leg. Times, Sunday Times He looks tired but offers us a friendly wave. The Times Literary Supplement The commandos, some of them still in swimming gear and wetsuits, gave him a friendly welcome. Times, Sunday Times Undercover assessors gave it full marks for service, a friendly welcome and food quality. The Sun Seats are a sign of a friendly welcome and it's good to have plenty of them. Times, Sunday Times Its website boasts 'a warm and friendly welcome awaits all'. The Sun But instead of finding themselves surrounded by the hyper-intelligent snobs they were expecting, they get a friendly welcome and are made to feel at home. Times, Sunday Times The people are genuinely friendly and willing to help. ST They are genuinely friendly, generous and family-loving guys. The Sun The meetings are genuinely friendly and they listen. Times, Sunday Times Receiving, or not receiving a genuinely friendly greeting may make or break that experience for them. Christianity Today Genuinely friendly, efficient and hospitable. Times, Sunday Times It's an ethnically diverse school, no fees to pay, incredibly friendly atmosphere. Times, Sunday Times They're incredibly friendly but the work ethos certainly tested our patience. Times, Sunday Times Incredibly friendly and relaxed it's a great place to stop for a cup of good leaf tea especially on a blowy day. Times, Sunday Times The staff were incredibly friendly. The Sun But at the same time, she was incredibly friendly and got on with everybody. The Sun The two were once colleagues and on friendly terms. Times, Sunday Times It would be more accurate to say they are on friendly terms but have never spent or wished to spend much time with each other. Times, Sunday Times You may object that this will cause a certain frisson in your relationship, but do you want to be on friendly terms with such boors? Times, Sunday Times I very quickly went from being on friendly terms with the workforce to outright hostile terms. Times, Sunday Times But first he has to get on friendly terms with change. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 友好的 Japanese: 親しい |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147115条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。