hos·til·i·ty

noun

/hɒˈstɪləti/

/hɑːˈstɪləti/

[uncountable] aggressive or unfriendly feelings or behaviour 敌意；对抗
- There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.她语气中带着几乎未加掩饰的敌意。
- hostility to/towards somebody/something feelings of hostility towards people from other backgrounds对不同背景的人的敌视情绪
- hostility between A and B There was open hostility between the two schools.这两所学校公开相互敌对。
Extra Examples
- Mixed-race couples faced open hostility.从前异族通婚的夫妇会遭遇公开的敌视。
- You could almost feel the hostility between her and her mother.你几乎可以感觉得到她和她母亲之间的那种敌意。
- the deep hostility felt by many teenagers against the police很多青少年对警察怀有的根深蒂固的敌视情绪
- The talk lasted well over an hour and he sensed a growing hostility from his audience.谈话进行了足足一个多小时，他感到听众的敌意越来越强。
- the bitter hostility towards the occupying forces对占领军的切齿痛恨
Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bitter
- considerable
- deep
- …
verb + hostility
- feel
- sense
- express
- …
preposition
- hostility between
- hostility against
- hostility to
- …
[uncountable] strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or a situation（对思想、计划或情形的）愤怒反对，愤怒反抗
- The proposal was met with outright hostility.提议遭到公然反对。
- hostility to/towards something public hostility to nuclear power公众对核动力的愤然反对
Extra Examples
- There is still considerable public hostility towards nuclear power.仍有不少民众对核能抱着强烈反对的态度。
- the widespread popular hostility to the war人们普遍反对这场战争的情绪
- The prime minister was concerned that such a move would arouse public hostility.首相担心这一举动会引起民众的反对。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- bitter
- considerable
- deep
- …
verb + hostility
- feel
- sense
- express
- …
preposition
- hostility between
- hostility against
- hostility to
- …
hostilities
[plural] (formal) acts of fighting in a war战争行为
- the start/outbreak of hostilities between the two sides双方之间敌对行为的爆发
- a cessation of hostilities (= an end to fighting)战争停止
Collocations War and peace
War and peaceStarting a war
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
Fighting
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Extra Examples
- Hostilities broke out between the two provinces later that year.那一年晚些时候两省之间的战正爆发了。
- Hostilities were resumed later that year.那一年晚些时候战火重燃。
- On the 11th of November 1918 hostilities ceased.战争于1918 年11 月11日结束。
- the beginning of hostilities against Germany in 19141914 年对德国战争的开端
- the official cessation of hostilities against Japan官方停止对日作战
Topics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- major
- active
verb + hostilities
- cease
- end
- resume
- …
hostilities + verb
- begin
- break out
- commence
- …
preposition
- hostility against
- hostility between
phrases
- the cessation of hostilities
- an outbreak of hostilities

Word Originlate Middle English: from French hostilité or late Latin hostilitas, from Latin hostilis, from hostis ‘stranger, enemy’.

单词	hostility
释义	hos·til·i·ty noun /hɒˈstɪləti/ /hɑːˈstɪləti/ [uncountable] aggressive or unfriendly feelings or behaviour 敌意；对抗 There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.她语气中带着几乎未加掩饰的敌意。 hostility to/towards somebody/something feelings of hostility towards people from other backgrounds对不同背景的人的敌视情绪 hostility between A and B There was open hostility between the two schools.这两所学校公开相互敌对。 Extra Examples Mixed-race couples faced open hostility.从前异族通婚的夫妇会遭遇公开的敌视。 You could almost feel the hostility between her and her mother.你几乎可以感觉得到她和她母亲之间的那种敌意。 the deep hostility felt by many teenagers against the police很多青少年对警察怀有的根深蒂固的敌视情绪 The talk lasted well over an hour and he sensed a growing hostility from his audience.谈话进行了足足一个多小时，他感到听众的敌意越来越强。 the bitter hostility towards the occupying forces对占领军的切齿痛恨 Topics Opinion and argumentc1, Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bitter considerable deep … verb + hostility feel sense express … preposition hostility between hostility against hostility to … [uncountable] strong and angry opposition towards an idea, a plan or a situation（对思想、计划或情形的）愤怒反对，愤怒反抗 The proposal was met with outright hostility.提议遭到公然反对。 hostility to/towards something public hostility to nuclear power公众对核动力的愤然反对 Extra Examples There is still considerable public hostility towards nuclear power.仍有不少民众对核能抱着强烈反对的态度。 the widespread popular hostility to the war人们普遍反对这场战争的情绪 The prime minister was concerned that such a move would arouse public hostility.首相担心这一举动会引起民众的反对。 Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective bitter considerable deep … verb + hostility feel sense express … preposition hostility between hostility against hostility to … hostilities [plural] (formal) acts of fighting in a war战争行为 the start/outbreak of hostilities between the two sides双方之间敌对行为的爆发 a cessation of hostilities (= an end to fighting)战争停止 Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a war declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something) go to war (against/with somebody) cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion Military operations adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody) employ/use guerrilla tactics conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency suffer/inflict a crushing defeat achieve/win a decisive victory halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance order/force a retreat Fighting join/serve in the army/navy/air force be/go/remain/serve on active duty serve/complete/return from a tour of duty be sent to the front (line) attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting call for/be met with armed resistance come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something) shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire become/be held as a prisoner of war Civilians in war harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage impose/enforce/lift a curfew engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing be sent to an internment/a concentration camp accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war fear/threaten military/violent reprisals commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide Making peace make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce sign a ceasefire agreement call for/bring/put an end to hostilities demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty Extra Examples Hostilities broke out between the two provinces later that year.那一年晚些时候两省之间的战正爆发了。 Hostilities were resumed later that year.那一年晚些时候战火重燃。 On the 11th of November 1918 hostilities ceased.战争于1918 年11 月11日结束。 the beginning of hostilities against Germany in 19141914 年对德国战争的开端 the official cessation of hostilities against Japan官方停止对日作战 Topics War and conflictc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective major active verb + hostilities cease end resume … hostilities + verb begin break out commence … preposition hostility against hostility between phrases the cessation of hostilities an outbreak of hostilities Word Originlate Middle English: from French hostilité or late Latin hostilitas, from Latin hostilis, from hostis ‘stranger, enemy’.
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