"animosity" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 敌意
• 仇视

Definition

对某人或某事强烈的厌恶或仇恨，常表现为不友好或敌对的行为。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式、书面语，少见于日常口语。常与“之间”连用（如“敌意在两国之间”）。比一般的不喜欢更强烈、更持久。

Examples

There is a lot of animosity between the two teams.

两队之间有很强的**敌意**。

She could feel the animosity in the room.

她能感觉到房间里的**敌意**。

After years of fighting, the animosity finally faded.

多年的争吵后，**敌意**终于消失了。

There's still some animosity lingering from the last argument.

上次争吵后，仍然有一些**敌意**残留。

You can sense the animosity between those coworkers even when they pretend everything's fine.

即使那些同事假装没事，也能察觉到他们之间的**敌意**。

Let's try to get through this meeting without any animosity.

让我们试着开这次会不要有任何**敌意**。