inhospitable

英 [,ɪnhɒ'spɪtəb(ə)l; ɪn'hɒspɪt-] 美[,ɪnhɑ'spɪtəbl]

• adj. 荒凉的；冷淡的，不好客的；不适居留的

1. unfavorable to life or growth;

"the barren inhospitable desert"

"inhospitable mountain areas"

2. not hospitable;

"they are extremely inhospitable these days"

"her greeting was cold and inhospitable"