friendly

英 [ˈfrendli]

美 [ˈfrendli]

adj.  友爱的; 友好的; 善意的; 亲切的; 和蔼可亲的; 朋友似的
n.  (足球等的)友谊赛

比较级：friendlier　复数：friendlies　最高级：friendliest　

中考高考CET4考研

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2241 / COCA.2760

同义词辨析

amiableamicablefriendly【导航词义：友好的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 友爱的；友好的
  behaving in a kind and pleasant way because you like sb or want to help them
  1. a warm and friendly person
     热情友好的人
  2. Everyone was very friendly towards me.
     每个人都对我十分友好。
• 善意的；亲切的；和蔼可亲的
  showing kindness; making you feel relaxed and as though you are among friends
  1. a friendly smile/welcome
     亲切的微笑；友好的欢迎
  2. a small hotel with a friendly atmosphere
     宾至如归的小旅馆
• 朋友似的
  treating sb as a friend
  1. We soon became friendly with the couple next door.
     我们很快就和隔壁的夫妇友好相处了。
  2. She was on friendly terms with most of the hospital staff.
     她和医院大多数工作人员关系融洽。
• 友好的；和睦的
  not treating sb/sth as an enemy
  1. to maintain friendly relations with all countries
     与所有国家保持友好关系
• 好用的；有用的；无害的
  that is helpful and easy to use; that helps sb/sth or does not harm it
  1. This software is much friendlier than the previous version.
     这个软件比之前的版本好用得多。
  2. environmentally-friendly farming methods
     环保耕作法
  3. ozone-friendly cleaning materials
     对臭氧无害的清洁材料
• （比赛）为增进友谊的；非对抗性的
  in which the people, teams, etc. taking part are not seriously competing against each other
  1. a friendly argument
     友好的辩论
  2. friendly rivalry
     友好竞争
  3. It was only a friendly match.
     这仅是一场友谊赛。

noun

• （足球等的）友谊赛
  a game of football ( soccer ) etc. that is not part of an important competition

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 友善的;友好的;好相处的
  If someone isfriendly, they behave in a pleasant, kind way, and like to be with other people.
  1. Godfrey had been friendly to me.
     戈弗雷一度对我很友善。
  2. ...a man with a pleasant, friendly face...
     面容和蔼可亲的男子
  3. Robert has a friendly relationship with his customers.
     罗伯特和他的客户之间关系处得很好。
  4. ...a friendly atmosphere...
     友好的气氛
  5. Your cat isn't very friendly.
     你的猫不太友好。
• ADJ-GRADED 朋友(般)的;要好的
  If you arefriendlywithsomeone, you like each other and enjoy spending time together.
  1. I'm friendly with his mother...
     我和他母亲很要好。
  2. Asmus became friendly with a number of writers and appeared in print as a literary critic.
     阿斯穆斯和许多作家成为了好友，而且还作为一名文学评论家出现在报纸上。
• ADJ-GRADED 盟友的;友邦的
  You can describe another country or their government asfriendlywhen they have good relations with your own country rather than being an enemy.
  1. ...a worsening in relations between the two previously friendly countries.
     这两个曾经友好的国家之间关系的恶化
• N-COUNT 友谊赛
  In sport, afriendlyis a match which is not part of a competition, and is played for entertainment or practice, often without any serious effort to win.
  1. Athletic Bilbao agreed to play a friendly at Real Sociedad.
     毕尔巴鄂竞技队同意在皇家社会队主场打一场友谊赛。
  2. Friendlyis also an adjective.
     
  3. Austria beat Hungary 3-nil in a friendly match at Salzburg on Wednesday.
     在星期三萨尔茨堡的一场友谊赛中奥地利以 3 比 0 击败了匈牙利。

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Do not confusefriendlyandsympathetic. A person who isfriendlyor has afriendlyattitude is kind and pleasant and behaves the way a friend would.…a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea. …a pleasant, friendly smile.If you have a problem and someone issympatheticor shows asympatheticattitude, they show that they care and would like to help you.My boyfriend was very sympathetic.Note that people sometimes refer to characters in a play or novel who are easy to like assympathetic.There were no sympathetic characters in my book.You usually say that real people are 'nice' or 'likable'.
不要混淆friendly 和 sympathetic。friendly 指人或人的态度友善、令人愉快、如朋友一般：a friendly woman who offered me cakes and tea (请我吃茶点的友善女人)，a pleasant, friendly smile (和蔼可亲的笑容)。用 sympathetic 形容人或人的态度时，表示关心他人的困难并愿意提供帮助：My boyfriend was very sympathetic (我的男朋友富有同情心)。注意，在戏剧或小说中讨人喜欢的人物有时用 sympathetic 来形容：There were no sympathetic characters in my book (我的书中没有讨喜的人物)。形容生活中的人令人喜爱通常用 nice 或 likable。

英英释义

noun

• troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
  1. friendlies came to their rescue

adj

• characteristic of or befitting a friend
  1. friendly advice
  2. a friendly neighborhood
  3. the only friendly person here
  4. a friendly host and hostess
• of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
  1. in friendly territory
  2. he was accidentally killed by friendly fire
• easy to understand or use
  1. user-friendly computers
  2. a consumer-friendly policy
  3. a reader-friendly novel
• inclined to help or support
  1. a government friendly to our interests
  2. an amicable agreement
  Synonym:favorablewell-disposed

双语例句

• Godfrey had been friendly to me.
  戈弗雷一度对我很友善。
• She nodded to me in a friendly fashion.
  她友好地向我点头。
• A home should be comfortable and friendly.
  家应该让人觉得舒服、亲切。
• He struck me as a very serious but friendly person
  他让我感觉他是一个十分严肃但友好的人。
• It stands to reason that if you are considerate and friendly to people you will get a lot more back
  显然，如果你通情达理，对人友善，那么你肯定会获得更多回报。
• What struck me about the firm is how genuinely friendly and informal it is.
  该公司的真诚、友好和不拘小节深深打动了我。
• The banquet was full of cordial and friendly atmosphere from beginning to end.
  宴会始终充满亲切友好的气氛。
• The talks proceeded in a friendly atmosphere.
  会谈在友好的气氛中进行。
• We employ friendly and knowledgeable staff.
  我们雇佣友善的、在行的员工。
• Athletic Bilbao agreed to play a friendly at Real Sociedad.
  毕尔巴鄂竞技队同意在皇家社会队主场打一场友谊赛。