hostile/ˈhɒstaɪl; NAmEˈhɑːstl; -taɪl/ ( unˈfriendly, less frequent )
adjective
() (about an attempt to buy or gain control of a company) not wanted by the directors of the company that is to be bought不受（被购公司董事）欢迎的；敌意（收购）的◆a hostile attempt to acquire the company敌意收购尝试◆They are trying to fight off a $1.2 billion hostile bid from a rival travel operator.他们正努力击败来自旅行社竞争对手的 12 亿元的敌意收购。◆The falling share price makes the company vulnerable to a hostile takeover.股价下跌使这公司容易被敌意收购。➡friendly ⨁a hostile bid / offer / takeover敌意出价／报价／收购⨁a hostile acquisition / approach / deal敌意收购／方式／交易⨁a hostile acquirer / bidder敌意收购者／出价者●to go/turn ˈhostile () to try to force the sale of a company against the wishes of its directors, by offering to buy large enough quantities of shares from its shareholders（违背董事意愿，通过从股东处购买足够量的股票）强行出售公司◆The firm has threatened to go hostile if the board refuses the takeover offer.如果董事会拒绝收购提议，公司扬言要强行出售公司。