inhospitable

US [inˈhɑspɪtəb(ə)l]
UK [ˌɪnhɒˈspɪtəb(ə)l]
  • adj.不适于居住的；（尤指）无遮蔽处的；不殷勤待客的；不好客的
  • Web冷淡的；荒凉；荒凉的

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inhospitable
adj.
1.
不适于居住的；（尤指）无遮蔽处的，荒凉的difficult to stay or live in, especially because there is no shelter from the weather
inhospitable terrain
荒凉地带
an inhospitable climate
不宜人的气候
2.
不殷勤待客的；不好客的not giving a friendly or polite welcome to guests

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Definition:
AllAll,不适于居住的不适于居住的,无遮蔽处的无遮蔽处的,不殷勤待客的不殷勤待客的,不好客的不好客的,冷淡的冷淡的,荒凉荒凉,荒凉的荒凉的
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1.
'What the devil is the matter? ' he asked, eyeing me in a manner that I could ill endure after this inhospitable treatment.
“见什么鬼了？”见我在他不友善的对待后，处于一种无法忍受的状态下，他问道。
" jiàn shén me guǐ le ? " jiàn wǒ zài tā bù yǒu shàn de duì dài hòu , chǔ yú yī zhǒng wú fǎ rěn shòu de zhuàng tài xià , tā wèn dào 。
edu.21cn.com
2.
The only places lacking indigenous ants are Antarctica and a few remote or inhospitable islands.
土著蚂蚁唯一的地方缺乏的是南极洲和一些偏远或荒凉的岛屿。
tǔ zhù mǎ yǐ wéi yī de dì fang quē fá de shì nán jí zhōu hé yì xiē piān yuǎn huò huāng liáng de dǎo yǔ 。
zhidao.baidu.com
3.
In the Arctic, above the ice and below, wildlife prospers in what might seem to be an inhospitable environment.
在北极圈，在冰层上下，野生动植物在一个看起来无法居住的环境中繁荣昌盛。
zài běi jí quān , zài bīng céng shàng xià , yě shēng dòng zhí wù zài yī gè kàn qǐ lái wú fǎ jū zhù de huán jìng zhōng fán róng chāng shèng 。
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4.
But during all that time it was developing certain habits that it might survive more easily upon the inhospitable earth.
但在那段期间，细胞培养出一些习性以便更好地适应荒凉的地球。
dàn zài nà duàn qī jiān , xì bāo péi yǎng chū yì xiē xí xìng yǐ biàn gèng hǎo de shì yìng huāng liáng de dì qiú 。
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5.
It was a dusty, inhospitable landscape. The train represented a welcome refuge.
景色苍凉，满街尘土，列车就像是吸引人的避难所。
jǐng sè cāng liáng , mǎn jiē chén tǔ , liè chē jiù xiàng shì xī yǐn rén de bì nàn suǒ 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
Only a few brave cyclists have dared to ride along its inhospitable plateau and forge a passage through these mystic lands into Kathmandu .
只有少部分勇敢的骑行者挑战沿着荒凉高原和稳定前进的通道通过这些神秘的陆地进入加德满都。
zhǐ yǒu shǎo bù fen yǒng gǎn de qí xíng zhě tiǎo zhàn yán zhe huāng liáng gāo yuán hé wěn dìng qián jìn de tōng dào tōng guò zhè xiē shén mì de lù dì jìn rù jiā dé mǎn dū 。
bbs.wwenglish.org
7.
a world, which others can dominate with impunity, would be inhospitable to decency and a threat to the well- being of all people.
我们不想进行恫吓，但是显然，一个别人可以不受惩罚地统治的世界将会是无礼的，对人类的福利是一种威胁。
wǒ men bù xiǎng jìn xíng dòng hè , dàn shì xiǎn rán , yī gè bié rén kě yǐ bù shòu chéng fá de tǒng zhì de shì jiè jiāng huì shì wú lǐ de , duì rén lèi de fú lì shì yī zhǒng wēi xié 。
www.jukuu.com
8.
It should be able to deal simultaneously with several crises, large and small, in far-flung and inhospitable places.
北约要能同时应对在辽阔且敌对地区出现的数方危机，不论其是大是小。
běi yuē yào néng tóng shí yìng duì zài liáo kuò qiě dí duì dì qū chū xiàn de shù fāng wēi jī , bú lùn qí shì dà shì xiǎo 。
www.ecocn.org
9.
All this could make much of the current forest area inhospitable to trees.
所有的这些将会使现有的森林区不再适宜树木生长。
suǒ yǒu de zhè xiē jiāng huì shǐ xiàn yǒu de sēn lín qū bú zài shì yí shù mù shēng zhǎng 。
www.ecocn.org
10.
Deserts are hot inhospitable places , not cool, so you think .
沙漠是炎热荒凉的地方，你可能觉得一点不会凉。
shā mò shì yán rè huāng liáng de dì fang , nǐ kě néng jué de yì diǎn bú huì liáng 。
www.ecd123.com
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