1opposition/aggressive feelings or actions敵對情緒或行為ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOSTILITY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bitter, considerable, deep, extreme, great, implacable強烈的敵意;難以消解的敵對情緒▸➤downright, open, outright, overt十足的/公開的/徹頭徹尾的/公然的敵意◇Mixed-race couples faced open hostility.從前異族通婚的夫婦會遭遇公開的敵視。➤veiled隱藏的敵意◇There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.她語氣中帶着幾乎未加掩飾的敵意。➤general, widespread普遍的反對▸➤popular, public公眾的敵對情緒◇the widespread popular hostility to the war人們普遍反對這場戰爭的情緒➤personal個人的敵對情緒▸➤continuing, growing持續的敵對行為;不斷滋長的敵意▸➤mutual相互的敵視▸➤racial種族敵視VERB + HOSTILITY➤feel, sense感到敵意◇the deep hostility felt by many teenagers against the police很多青少年對警察懷有的根深蒂固的敵視情緒➤express, show表現出敵意▸➤arouse, attract, provoke招致反對;激起敵意◇Such a move might arouse public hostility.此舉可能會引起民眾反對。➤be greeted with, be met with, encounter, face, meet with遭到反對◇The proposal was met with outright hostility.提議遭到公然反對。PREPOSITION➤hostility between兩者之間的敵對◇You could almost feel the hostility between her and her mother.你幾乎可以感覺得到她和她母親之間的那種敵意。➤hostility against, hostility to, hostility towards/toward對⋯的敵視◇the bitter hostility towards / toward the occupying forces對佔領軍的切齒痛恨hostility
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2hostilitiesfighting in a war交戰ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOSTILITIES | HOSTILITIES + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤major大規模戰爭➤active (especially NAmE) 進行中的戰爭VERB + HOSTILITIES➤cease, end武裝衝突結束;停戰◇Both sides finally agreed to suspend hostilities.雙方終於同意休戰。➤resume (especially BrE) 重新開戰◇Hostilities were resumed later that year.那一年晚些時候戰火重燃。HOSTILITIES + VERB➤begin, break out, commence戰爭發生/爆發/開始▸➤cease, end戰爭停止;戰事結束◇On the November 11, 1918, hostilities ceased.戰爭於 1918 年 11 月 11 日結束。➤continue, resume (especially BrE) 戰爭繼續/重新開始PREPOSITION➤hostility against反抗⋯的戰爭◇the official cessation of hostilities against Japan官方停止對日作戰➤hostility between雙方之間的戰事◇Hostilities broke out between the two provinces later that year.那一年晚些時候兩省之間的戰正爆發了。PHRASES➤the cessation of hostilities休戰▸➤an outbreak of hostilities戰事爆發