| 单词 | friendly |
| 释义 | friendly (once / 104 pages) 1adj 2adjn 3adj Friendly, describes people who are kind, caring, and make you feel comfortable. You might be new to town, but the people are so friendly that you'll soon feel right at home. The noun friend is at the root of the adjective friendly. When you're friendly, you treat everyone like a friend — with warmth and respect. A friendly game of badminton is by definition not too serious or competitive, and a vegetarian-friendly menu makes non meat-eaters feel welcome, just as user-friendly instructions make it easy for non-professionals to follow the directions. WORD FAMILYfriendly: friendlier, friendlies, friendliest, friendlily, friendliness, unfriendly+/friend: friendless, friendly, friends, friendship/friendless: friendlessly, friendlessness/friendliness: friendlinesses/friendship: friendships/unfriendly: unfriendlier, unfriendliest, unfriendliness USAGE EXAMPLESThe former Colombia goalkeeper wowed the crowd at the old Wembley with his clearance in a friendly against England in 1995. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) We hope the new board will simplify this and conduct its discussions on key issues in a more public friendly manner. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Why be such a grouch when people are just trying to be friendly? Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) 1 1adj characteristic of or befitting a friend friendly advice a friendly neighborhood the only friendly person here a friendly host and hostess Syn|Ant congenial suitable to your needs affable, amiable, cordial, genialdiffusing warmth and friendliness chummy, matey, pally, palsy-walsy(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals companionatelike a companion comradely, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-metheartily friendly and congenial couthie, couthy(chiefly Scottish) agreeable and genial cozy, informal, intimatehaving or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere neighborly, neighbourlyexhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor socialmarked by friendly companionship with others graciouscharacterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit hospitabledisposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity amicablecharacterized by friendship and good will socialliving together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups sociableinclined to or conducive to companionship with others warmpsychologically warm; friendly and responsive unfriendly not disposed to friendship or friendliness incompatible, uncongenialnot suitable to your tastes or needs beetle-browed, scowlingsullen or unfriendly in appearance chillylacking warmth of feeling uncordiallacking warmth or friendliness unneighborly, unneighbourlynot exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor inhospitablenot hospitable hostilecharacterized by enmity or ill will unsociablenot inclined to society or companionship coolpsychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike 2adj inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile 2a government friendly to our interests Syn favorable, well-disposed amicable characterized by friendship and good will 1adj of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally in friendly territory he was accidentally killed by friendly fire Ant hostile not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally 2n troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces 3friendlies came to their rescue Ant|Hyper hostile troops belonging to the enemy's military forces military personnel, soldiery, troops soldiers collectively adj easy to understand or use user- friendly computers a consumer- friendly policy a reader- friendly novel Ant unfriendly not easy to understand or use |
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