hostile
['hɒstail]
a. 敌, 敌意, 敌

n. 敌

[] 敌, 故意, 敌



hostile
[ noun ]

1. troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

<noun.group>
the platoon ran into a pack of hostiles

[ adj ]

1. characterized by enmity or ill will

<adj.all>
a hostile nation
a hostile remark
hostile actions

2. not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

<adj.all>
hostile naval and air forces

3. impossible to bring into friendly accord

<adj.all>
hostile factions

4. very unfavorable to life or growth

<adj.all>
a hostile climate
an uncongenial atmosphere
an uncongenial soil
the unfriendly environment at high altitudes

5. unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)

<adj.all>
hostile takeover
hostile tender offer
hostile bid

Hostile \Hos"tile\, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F.
hostile. See {Host} an army.]
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition
of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to
thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical;
unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a
hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.

Syn: Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed;
adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant.


Hostile \Hos"tile\, n.
An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the
whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] --P. H.
Sheridan.


Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]
1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing
determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at
the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or
desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults;
unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person,
nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive
basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his
convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of
{unaggressive}.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

No aggressive movement was made. --Macaulay.

2. marked by self-confident ambition, competitiveness, energy
and initiative; as, an aggressive young executive.

Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy
[WordNet 1.5]

3. 1 (Med., Biol.) tending to spread quickly an aggressive
tumor [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs. noninvasive) ]

Syn: fast-growing(prenominal)
[WordNet 1.5]

4. characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
aggressive acts against another country

Syn: belligerent
[WordNet 1.5]

Note: Narrower related terms: {bellicose, combative,
pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; {hard-hitting,
high-pressure ; {hostile} (used of attempts to buy or
take control of a business: "hostile takeover";
"hostile tender offer"); {predatory, rapacious,
raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also:
assertive, hostile, offensive.
[WordNet 1.5] -- {Ag*gres"sive*ly}, adv. --
{Ag*gres"sive*ness}, n.