Hospitable

(adj.) favorable to life and growth; 'soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth'; 'a hospitable environment' .

(adj.) disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; 'a good-natured and hospitable man'; 'a hospitable act'; 'hospitable invitations' .

(adj.) having an open mind; 'hospitable to new ideas'; 'open to suggestions' .

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• Mr. Bounderby looked more astonished than hospitable, at sight of this uninvited party in his dining-room. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• The guests bowed deeply to the mourning parent, and withdrew from their hospitable guide. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Pious to guard the hospitable rite, And fearing Jove, whom mercy's works delight. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Christians upon a journey were always sure of a warm welcome and hospitable entertainment from their fellow-disciples. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Jo smothered a laugh at the sudden change, and when someone gave a modest tap, opened the door with a grim aspect which was anything but hospitable. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He passed for an Englishman, was agreeable, handsome, ill-tempered, hospitable and witty. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• To the servant who brought it he gave hospitable orders for the refreshment of the men in the kitchen. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Take a seat by the fire,' were her hospitable words when she had got him in; 'men of your calling are always welcome here. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mr. Peggotty and Ham knew what was in my thoughts as well as I did, and were ready with some supper and their hospitable faces to drive it away. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• His very clothes seemed to partake of the hospitable nature of the wearer. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• A recognition of what an incubus it is should make us hospitable to all those devices which aim at making politics responsive by disturbing the alignments of habit. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• The Arab conquerors, however, s howed themselves singularly hospitable to the culture of the n ations over which they had gained control. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• Mrs. Thornton gave Mr. Bell her formal, hospitable welcome. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• Don't you be at all put out, miss, by the want of a hospitable look from Mrs. Snagsby there, because she's under a mistake altogether. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Miss Keeldar's frank, hospitable manners were perfectly charming to him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Welcome,' said their hospitable host, throwing it open and stepping forward to announce them, 'welcome, gentlemen, to Manor Farm. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• For Jove unfolds the hospitable door, 'Tis Jove that sends the strangers and the poor. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• They tried to persuade him to take them to some more hospitable coast near enough to civilization so that they might hope to fall into friendly hands. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• She was the most hospitable and jovial of old vestals, and had been a beauty in her day, she said. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• It gives an interest in the applications of knowledge, offers a clue to the complex civilization of the present, and renders the mind hospitable to new discoveries and inventions. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• I would never marry after threescore, but live in a hospitable manner, yet still on the saving side. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• The door of the inn stood wide open, but there was no hospitable hurry to receive the travellers. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I had lit their candles to go upstairs, but Diana had first to give hospitable orders respecting the driver; this done, both followed me. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• They are simple, kind-hearted, hospitable people, and she has known them from her childhood. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Mrs. Rouncewell is full of hospitable cares, for Sir Leicester and my Lady are coming home from Paris. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It looks hospitable, and I want the poor child to have a good time after all her trouble, said Mrs. March, suiting the action to the word. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Above all, he was known to be liberal and hospitable, and believed to be good-natured. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• We staid at this great convent all night, guests of the hospitable priests. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Never had visitors a more hospitable reception. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Remember,' said Mr. Pickwick, with beaming eyes, 'we met her at our excellent and hospitable friend's, Winkle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.

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