英语词汇“hostilely”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Dugoni, a lawyer who coauthored a nonfiction book about an Idaho worker brain-damaged in 1996 by cyanide fumes, opens his debut novel with a wrongful death attorney in San Francisco, David Sloane, about to make his closing remarks defending a corporation in a similar case. Sloane, who has won 14 cases in a row, hates his arrogant client and must face an obviously hostile jury.

Publishers Weekly, 9 Jan. 2006 Relations with neighboring societies may be intermittently or chronically hostile. A society may be able to hold off its enemies as long as it is strong, only to succumb when it becomes weakened for any reason, including environmental damage.

Jared M. Diamond, Collapse, 2005 I do not want a hostile relationship with my surgeon. But it's obvious he's pigeonholed me into the last of the four patient categories that doctors use when writing a case history: young, middle-aged, senior, elderly.

Sylvia Simmons, Newsweek, 10 June 2002 Even when one is inside a climate-controlled spacecraft, sheltered from the deadly vacuum outside, space is a hostile setting. Terrestrial organisms venturing off the planet face a number of threats, chief among them cosmic radiation and the near absence of gravity.

Kenneth S. Kosik, Air & Space, June/July 2001 Lotus Development Corp. succumbed to a sweetened offer of $3.52 billion, or $64 a share, from International Business Machines Corp. in one of the fastest capitulations ever in a hostile takeover. A marathon week of negotiations, which began shortly after IBM unveiled a surprise bid of $60 a share for Lotus last Monday, ended yesterday with the signing of a definitive agreement.

Laurie Hays et al., Wall Street Journal, 12 June 1995 While the stereotype of the tortured artist brooding alone in a drafty garret may be an exaggeration, artists of all kinds—painters, musicians, poets, singers—often find themselves struggling to cope in a … world downright hostile to their work. Financial hardships, loneliness, family members who nag them to get "real" jobs, and their own self-destructive attitudes and habits can block creativity and prevent artists from pursuing their vision.

New Age Journal, Winter 1995 They were entering hostile territory. Her suggestions were given a hostile reception. It was a small town that was hostile to outsiders. The camel is specially adapted to its hostile desert habitat. See More

Recent Examples on the Web The Stoneman Douglas commission frequently complained that the district was hostile to law enforcement under Runcie and former General Counsel Barbara Myrick.

Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 Republicans often rightly complain that college campuses are hostile to the free exchange of ideas.

Michael R. Bloomberg, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 In the city, much of the local population is hostile to occupation, said Konstantin Ryzhenko, a Ukrainian journalist currently in hiding there.

Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Republicans, and white conservatives, have long been hostile to public schools.

Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 But the fight for gender equity has long focused on individual families and organizations, rather than on a society that has long been hostile to working mothers.

Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 While the lower-income Hmong American population has grown in Siskiyou County over the last few years, the suit claims the county and sheriff have been openly hostile to them.

Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Some civil rights advocates said Krot's behavior reflected a problem of government officials being hostile to immigrant communities.

Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2022 And this court appears likely to be hostile to racial justice remedies.

Van Jones, CNN, 20 July 2022 See More

单词	hostilely
释义	hostile adjective hos·tile ˈhä-stᵊl -ˌstī(-ə)l 1 a : of or relating to an enemy hostile fire b : marked by malevolence : having or showing unfriendly feelings a hostile act c : openly opposed or resisting a hostile critic hostile to new ideas d(1) : not hospitable plants growing in a hostile environment (2) : having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature a hostile workplace 2 a : of or relating to the opposing party in a legal controversy a hostile witness b : adverse to the interests of a property owner or corporation management a hostile takeover hostile noun hostilely ˈhä-stᵊl-(l)ē -ˌstī(-ə)l-lē adverb Synonyms adversarial adversary antagonistic antipathetic inhospitable inimical jaundiced mortal negative unfriendly unsympathetic See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Dugoni, a lawyer who coauthored a nonfiction book about an Idaho worker brain-damaged in 1996 by cyanide fumes, opens his debut novel with a wrongful death attorney in San Francisco, David Sloane, about to make his closing remarks defending a corporation in a similar case. Sloane, who has won 14 cases in a row, hates his arrogant client and must face an obviously hostile jury. Publishers Weekly, 9 Jan. 2006 Relations with neighboring societies may be intermittently or chronically hostile. A society may be able to hold off its enemies as long as it is strong, only to succumb when it becomes weakened for any reason, including environmental damage. Jared M. Diamond, Collapse, 2005 I do not want a hostile relationship with my surgeon. But it's obvious he's pigeonholed me into the last of the four patient categories that doctors use when writing a case history: young, middle-aged, senior, elderly. Sylvia Simmons, Newsweek, 10 June 2002 Even when one is inside a climate-controlled spacecraft, sheltered from the deadly vacuum outside, space is a hostile setting. Terrestrial organisms venturing off the planet face a number of threats, chief among them cosmic radiation and the near absence of gravity. Kenneth S. Kosik, Air & Space, June/July 2001 Lotus Development Corp. succumbed to a sweetened offer of $3.52 billion, or $64 a share, from International Business Machines Corp. in one of the fastest capitulations ever in a hostile takeover. A marathon week of negotiations, which began shortly after IBM unveiled a surprise bid of $60 a share for Lotus last Monday, ended yesterday with the signing of a definitive agreement. Laurie Hays et al., Wall Street Journal, 12 June 1995 While the stereotype of the tortured artist brooding alone in a drafty garret may be an exaggeration, artists of all kinds—painters, musicians, poets, singers—often find themselves struggling to cope in a … world downright hostile to their work. Financial hardships, loneliness, family members who nag them to get "real" jobs, and their own self-destructive attitudes and habits can block creativity and prevent artists from pursuing their vision. New Age Journal, Winter 1995 They were entering hostile territory. Her suggestions were given a hostile reception. It was a small town that was hostile to outsiders. The camel is specially adapted to its hostile desert habitat. See More Recent Examples on the Web The Stoneman Douglas commission frequently complained that the district was hostile to law enforcement under Runcie and former General Counsel Barbara Myrick. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Sep. 2022 Republicans often rightly complain that college campuses are hostile to the free exchange of ideas. Michael R. Bloomberg, WSJ, 15 Aug. 2022 In the city, much of the local population is hostile to occupation, said Konstantin Ryzhenko, a Ukrainian journalist currently in hiding there. Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022 Republicans, and white conservatives, have long been hostile to public schools. Brynn Tannehill, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 But the fight for gender equity has long focused on individual families and organizations, rather than on a society that has long been hostile to working mothers. Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2022 While the lower-income Hmong American population has grown in Siskiyou County over the last few years, the suit claims the county and sheriff have been openly hostile to them. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 Some civil rights advocates said Krot's behavior reflected a problem of government officials being hostile to immigrant communities. Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2022 And this court appears likely to be hostile to racial justice remedies. Van Jones, CNN, 20 July 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, borrowed from Latin hostīlis, from hostis "enemy" + -īlis "pertaining to or characteristic of (such persons)" — more at host entry 1 First Known Use 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing hostile hostile takeover hostile witness hostile takeover hostile witness Kids Definition hostile adjective hos·tile ˈhä-stᵊl 1 : belonging to or relating to an enemy They entered hostile territory. 2 : unfriendly sense 1 He moved to get away from hostile neighbors. Legal Definition hostile adjective hos·tile 1 : having an intimidating, antagonistic, or offensive nature a hostile work environment 2 a : of or relating to an opposing party in a legal action a hostile claim b : adverse to the interests of a party to a legal action if the interests of the party joined involuntarily render him hostile to the original plaintiff, he must remain a defendant J. H. Friedenthal et al. 3 a : adverse to or incompatible with the interests of a property owner a hostile use see also adverse possession at possession, easement by prescription at easement, prescription sense 1 b : unwelcome by or contrary to the interests of corporate stockholders or management a hostile takeover bid hostilely adverb as in antagonistically Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance antagonistically vindictively venomously caustically contemptuously invidiously resentfully disdainfully vituperatively scornfully obnoxiously viciously bitterly rancorously nastily spitefully hatefully acrimoniously malignantly virulently malevolently jealously villainously maliciously enviously unkindly cruelly ruthlessly ungraciously unfeelingly mercilessly balefully wickedly heartlessly inhumanely despitefully callously pitilessly bitchily disagreeably cattily insensitively envyingly soullessly deprecatingly felly meanly diabolically caddishly fiendishly kindlessly ill inconsiderately evil-mindedly thoughtlessly hard-heartedly misanthropically ill-naturedly Antonyms & Near Antonyms kindly benevolently cordially amiably agreeably graciously affably genially pleasantly benignantly thoughtfully nicely humanely sympathetically altruistically sensitively lovingly solicitously considerately compassionately gently good-humoredly feelingly good-naturedly soulfully mercifully sweetly tenderly kindheartedly good-heartedly divinely angelically softheartedly See More
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