UNFRIENDLY1 not friendly2 when someone prefers not to be with other people3 when relationships are unfriendly4 when a particular place or situation seems unfriendlyRELATED WORDSoppositeFRIENDLYto reject someone who is trying to be friendly 拒绝试图表示友好的人REJECT (5)see alsoUNKINDRUDEHORRIBLE1 not friendly 不友好的unfriendly/not friendly /ʌnˈfrendli, nɒt ˈfrendli/ [adjective] It's very difficult to work with Lindsay - she's so unfriendly. 与林赛共事很难—她这个人很不友好。 I'm sorry if I sounded unfriendly on the phone - I was just tired. 要是我在电话里听上去不友善的话，很对不起—我只是累了。 The service at the hotel was bad and the staff weren't very friendly. 这家酒店服务差，工作人员态度很不友好。unfriendly/not friendly to/towards The other girls weren't openly unfriendly towards her, but they never invited her along with them. 其他女孩子并没有公然对她不友善，但是她们从来不邀请她和她们一起。unfriendliness [uncountable noun] The fact that he didn't invite you had more to do with insecurity than unfriendliness. 他没有邀请你主要是因为自信心不足，而不是他不友好。cold /kəʊld/ [adjective]behaving towards other people as if you do not like them or care about them 冷淡的，不热情的 His manner all evening was cold and unfriendly. 整个晚上他都态度冷淡且不友好。 Next time she saw Harry he wasn't rude to her, just very cold. 她再次见到哈里的时候，他没有对她不礼貌，只是很冷淡。cold to She was oddly cold to him, and I wondered what had happened. 她对他出奇地冷淡，我怀疑是不是发生了什么事。coldly [adverb] He looked at me coldly, but said nothing. 他冷冷地看了我一眼，没说一句话。inhospitable /ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbəlǁˌɪnhɑː-/ [adjective]unfriendly to people who are visiting your home or country by not doing anything to make them feel welcome 不好客的，待客不周的 Generally, the people I met in the city were rude and inhospitable. 总的来说，我在城里遇到的人都无礼且不热情。 So many tourists had visited the monastery that the monks had grown somewhat inhospitable. 参观这个修道院的游客众多，修道士渐渐冷淡起来。hostile /ˈhɒstaɪlǁˈhɑːstl, ˈhɑːstaɪl/ [adjective]very unfriendly, and ready to argue with someone, criticize them, or fight with them 有敌意的 There was a crowd of hostile demonstrators waiting outside her door. 她家门外聚集了一群充满敌意的示威者。hostile to/towards He was hostile towards me when I arrived, and the situation did not improve over the next few days. 我刚到的时候他就对我有敌意，接下来的几天情况一直如此。openly hostile Several of the neighbors had become openly hostile to one another. 一些邻居之间变得公然互相对抗。hostility /hɒˈstɪlɪti, hɒˈstɪlətiǁhɑː-/ [uncountable noun] I thought I detected a little hostility in his voice. 我觉得我听出他的语气里有一丝敌意。open hostilitynot hiding hostile feelings 公开的敌意 Her cool politeness had given way to open hostility. 她冷冰冰的客气变成了公开的敌意。antagonistic /ænˌtægəˈnɪstɪk◂/ [adjective]unfriendly and trying to cause arguments with someone 敌意的，敌对的 I can't understand why he's being so antagonistic. 我不明白他为什么有这么大的敌意。antagonistic towards/to Why are Kate and John so antagonistic towards each other? 凯特和约翰之间怎么会有这么深的矛盾？antagonism /ænˈtægənɪzəm/ [uncountable noun]antagonistic between The antagonism between her two grown sons was almost too much for Celia to bear. 两个成年儿子之间的对立几乎让西莉亚无法承受。antagonistic towards/to The judge's antagonism towards the defendant was clear to everyone. 人人都知道法官对被告怀有敌意。give somebody the cold shoulder /ˌgɪv somebody ðə ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldəʳ/ [verb phrase]informalto ignore someone and be unfriendly to them, especially because they have upset or offended you 【非正式】怠慢某人，冷待某人〔尤因对方冒犯过你〕 After I got the promotion, a few of my co-workers started giving me the cold shoulder. 我晋升之后，有一些同事开始冷落我。cliquey/cliquish /ˈkliːki, ˈkliːkɪʃ/ [adjective]a group of people who arecliquey orcliquish are friendly to the other people within that group but not to the people outside it 排外的，派系的 Everyone at the school was so cliquey, it was hard for me to make new friends. 学校里每个人都很排外，我很难交到新朋友。 It was a cliquish group, with the older members staying aloof from the younger ones. 这是一个派系团体，年纪较大的会员不和较年轻的会员往来。2 when someone prefers not to be with other people 某人不愿与其他人在一起distant /ˈdɪstənt/ [adjective]unfriendly and showing no emotion, as if other people's lives are of no interest to you 不友好的，冷淡的 The neighbors seem very distant, although I try to be friendly. 尽管我极力表现得友好，邻居似乎很冷淡。 As she was growing up, her father was always distant and took little interest in her achievements. 她从小父亲对她就很冷淡，对她的成就也漠不关心。aloof /əˈluːf/ [adjective]unfriendly and not wanting to talk to other people or spend time with them, especially because you think you are better than them 疏远的；冷漠的，不友善的〔尤因认为自己比别人好〕 Barbara remained aloof behind the barrier of her menu. 芭芭拉用菜单挡着自己一直不说话。 The organization is controlled by aloof intellectuals who do not take an interest in the ordinary members. 该组织是由一群孤傲的知识分子掌控的，他们并不关心普通会员。aloofness [uncountable noun] Sam had a certain aloofness that made people afraid to approach him. 萨姆有点孤傲，令人不敢接近。stand-offish/standoffish /ˌstænd ˈɒfɪʃǁ-ˈɔːf-/ [adjective not usually before noun]behaving in an unfriendly and rather formal way, as if you do not want to get too involved with other people 疏远的；冷漠的 She can be quite stand-offish sometimes. 她有时会挺冷漠的。 He was well-liked by the senior members of the firm, even though his colleagues found him standoffish and arrogant. 他很受公司高层的欢迎，尽管他的同事觉得他冷漠傲慢。antisocial /ˌæntɪˈsəʊʃəl◂/ [adjective]someone who isantisocial does not enjoy being with other people and tries to avoid meeting them or talking to them 不爱交际的，不合群的 Not everyone who likes playing computer games is an antisocial loner. 并不是所有喜欢玩电脑游戏的人都性格孤僻。 Because she was so shy, people often thought she was antisocial. 她很腼腆，所以人们常常觉得她不合群。unapproachable /ˌʌnəˈprəʊtʃəbəl◂/ [adjective]someone who isunapproachable seems unfriendly so that you are nervous about talking to them 不可亲的，难以接近的 He kept his arms crossed in front of him and seemed somewhat unapproachable. 他双臂交叉抱在胸前，看来有点不可接近。 A lot of the guys thought she was attractive, but she seemed so unapproachable that no one dared to talk to her. 很多男人都觉得她漂亮，可是她好像很难接近，没有人敢和她说话。3 when relationships are unfriendly 关系不和睦unfriendly/not friendly /ʌnˈfrendli, nɒt ˈfrendli/ [adjective] She used to get on well with her neighbours but now things aren't very friendly. 她过去和邻里相处得不错，可现在不是很和睦了。 Unfriendly relations between the two countries nearly led to war. 两国之间的不和差一点导致战争。on unfriendly terms/not on friendly termswith an unfriendly relationship 关系不和 They've been on unfriendly terms ever since their argument. 他们自从吵了架之后关系一直不和。cool /kuːl/ [adjective]less friendly than usual, so that people do not smile at each other, talk to each other in a friendly way etc 冷淡的，冷漠的 The cool relationship between the two men affected the entire team. 这两个人之间冷淡的关系影响了全队。 When Bill finally arrived, nearly an hour late, he got a rather cool reception. 比尔终于赶到时差不多迟了一小时，受到了相当冷淡的接待。strained /streɪnd/ [adjective]a situation or relationship that isstrained is not friendly or relaxed, because people feel worried or do not trust each other 〔局势或关系〕紧张的 The meeting took place in a strained atmosphere. 会议在紧张的气氛中举行。 Our relationship became very strained because I had refused to lend him money. 我们之间的关系因为我拒绝借钱给他而变得十分紧张。frosty /ˈfrɒstiǁˈfrɔːsti/ [adjective]very unfriendly, especially following an argument or because someone feels offended 非常不友善的，冷若冰霜的〔尤在吵架之后或因为某人被触怒〕 After their quarrel, things between Maria and her father were rather frosty. 吵了一架之后，玛丽亚和父亲之间的关系颇为冷淡。turn sour /ˌtɜːʳn ˈsaʊəʳ/ [verb phrase]if a relationshipturns sour, the people involved in it start to dislike each other and to behave in an unfriendly way towards each other 〔关系〕变得不和谐 After five years their marriage turned sour and ended in divorce. 五年之后，他们的婚姻变糟，最后离婚了。 When the company began to lose money, things turned sour between the directors. 公司开始出现亏损之后，董事之间的关系开始变坏。4 when a particular place or situation seems unfriendly 某个地方或情形似乎不友好unfriendly/not friendly /ʌnˈfrendli, nɒt ˈfrendli/ [adjective] I don't like going to that bar - it's not very friendly. 我不喜欢去那间酒吧—那里气氛不是很友好。unfriendly/not friendly to/towards The city has a reputation for being unfriendly to minorities. 这个城市出了名对少数民族不友好。unwelcoming /ʌnˈwelkəmɪŋ/ [adjective]making you feel that you are not wanted 〔使人觉得自己〕不受欢迎的 The entrance to the factory is cold, bare, and unwelcoming. 工厂的入口处冷冰冰、光秃秃的，给人一种不受欢迎的感觉。unwelcoming to/towards The new fence is just one example of the city's attempt to make public spaces unwelcoming to the homeless. 该市企图把街头流浪者拒诸公共场所外，新建的栅栏只是其中一例。inhospitable /ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəbəlǁˌɪnhɑː-/ [adjective]unfriendly and difficult to feel relaxed in 不好客的；荒凉的 The tribe has lived for generations in the inhospitable mountain regions of the country. 这个部落世世代代居住在该国荒凉的山区。inhospitable to/towards The brokerage firm has always been extremely inhospitable to women. 经纪业一直很排挤女性。impersonal /ɪmˈpɜːʳsənəl/ [adjective]a place or situation that isimpersonal lacks the normal friendly relations between people who work or do business together, as if such feelings were considered unimportant 没有人情味的 They just handed over the keys and walked out - it was all so impersonal. 他们交过钥匙就出去了—没有一点人情味。 I had no desire to work for a large, impersonal organization. 我不想为缺乏人情味的大公司工作。forbidding /fəʳˈbɪdɪŋ/ [adjective]aforbidding place seems unfriendly, uncomfortable, and a little frightening, so that you do not want to go there 〔地方〕令人生畏的 The school was a large, rather forbidding building. 那学校是一幢令人相当害怕的大楼。 The wood-panelled den looked dark and forbidding. 那镶木板的小书房看上去幽暗可怖。