The unfriendly reception from the local officials discouraged the visiting researchers from extending their stay.
当地官员不友好的接待使来访的研究人员不愿延长停留时间。
Which choice best defines “unfriendly”?
A — Not kind or pleasant. “unfriendly” means not kind or pleasant.
Which word means “not kind or pleasant”?
B — unfriendly. “unfriendly” means not kind or pleasant.
unfriendly — not kind or pleasant. In Chinese: 不友好的.
unfriendly is pronounced /ʌnˈfrɛndli/.
The unfriendly reception from the local officials discouraged the visiting researchers from extending their stay. (当地官员不友好的接待使来访的研究人员不愿延长停留时间。)
hostile, cold, unwelcoming — all close in meaning to unfriendly (not kind or pleasant).
friendly, warm — each the opposite of unfriendly (not kind or pleasant).
Yes. unfriendly is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.