| 词汇 | negative |
| 释义 | negative (noun) negative 5 ENTRIES FOUND: negative (adjective) negative (noun) negative equity (noun) double negative (noun) Rh-negative (adjective) 1 negative /ˈnɛgətɪv/ adjective 1 negative /ˈnɛgətɪv/ adjective Learner's definition of NEGATIVE 1 [more negative; most negative] : harmful or bad : not wanted有害的；糟糕的 Car exhaust has a negative effect/impact on the environment.汽车尾气对环境有害。 the negative effects of the drug药的副作用 We had a very negative [=unpleasant] experience at the restaurant.我们在饭店有一段很不愉快的经历。 — opposite positive 2 [more negative; most negative] : thinking about the bad qualities of someone or something : thinking that a bad result will happen : not hopeful or optimistic悲观的；消极的 She has a negative attitude about the new plan. [=she only thinks about the things that can go wrong with the new plan]她对新计划态度消极。 Why do you have such a negative outlook on the merger? [=why do you think the merger won't work?]你对并购的看法为什么这么消极？ “I know we're going to lose.” “Don't be so negative.” [=pessimistic]“我知道我们就要输了。”“别这么悲观。” — opposite positive 3 a : expressing dislike or disapproval无好感的；否定的 The reviews were mostly negative. [=unfavorable]这些评论大多是负面的。 The feedback about the new product was all negative.对新产品的反馈都不好。 There are no negative feelings between us. [=we do not dislike each other]我们不讨厌彼此。 — opposite positive b : showing or talking about the bad qualities of someone or something揭短的；负面的 The senator is running a negative campaign. [=a campaign that criticizes the other candidate instead of saying what good things the senator wants to do]这位参议员在进行揭他人短的负面竞选。 negative advertising [=advertising that criticizes competitors]攻击竞争者的负面广告 4 [more negative; most negative] : expressing denial or refusal否定的；拒绝的 a negative reply/answer [=a reply of “no”]否定的答复/回答 negative words like “no” and “not”诸如no和not的否定词 “I didn't hear anything” is a negative phrase/construction/statement.I didn't hear anything是否定短语/结构/句。 — opposite affirmative 5 a mathematics : less than zero负的；小于零的 My checking account has a negative balance.我的支票账户透支了。 -2 is a negative number.-2是个负数。 — opposite positive b : less than the amount of money spent or invested亏损的 We got a negative return on the investment. [=we lost money on the investment]我们投资亏损。 — opposite positive 6 technical a : containing or producing electricity that is charged by an electron负极的；阴极的 a negative charge/current负电荷/电流 — opposite positive b : having more electrons than protons负电的（电子比质子多） a negative particle负粒子 — opposite positive 7 : not showing the presence of a particular germ, condition, or substance阴性的 a negative HIV test呈阴性的艾滋病病毒测试 Her pregnancy test was negative. [=her test showed that she was not pregnant]她的孕检呈阴性。 — opposite positive — negatively adverb a negatively charged particle带负电的粒子 The patient reacted negatively to the new drug. [=the patient had harmful side effects from the drug]病人对新药产生了不良反应。 Customers responded negatively to the new product. [=customers did not like the new product]这种新产品不受消费者欢迎。 2 negative /ˈnɛgətɪv/ noun plural negatives 2 negative /ˈnɛgətɪv/ noun plural negatives Learner's definition of NEGATIVE [count] 1 : something that is harmful or bad弊端；缺点 One of the negatives [=drawbacks] of the house is that it's on a busy street.这房子的一个缺点是地处闹市。 Since the positives outweigh the negatives, I'm going to take the job. [=there are more good things about the job than bad things]既然利大于弊，我打算接受这份工作。 — opposite positive 2 : a word or statement that means “no” or that expresses a denial or refusal否定词；否定陈述 “No” and “not” are negatives.no和not都是否定词。 — see also double negative 3 : an image on film that is used to make a printed photograph and that has light areas where the photograph will be dark and dark areas where the photograph will be light also : the film that has such an image底片；负片；负像 Can I have the negatives to make copies of the photos?我可以把底片拿去冲洗几张照片吗？ — compare positive 4 : the result from a test that shows that a particular germ, condition, or substance is not present阴性 There is a high rate of false negatives for this test. [=this test often incorrectly indicates that something is not present when it really is]这项测试的假阴性率很高。 — opposite positive in the negative formal : with a reply that means “no”否定回答 She answered (the question) in the negative. [=she answered “no”]她给出了否定回答。 — compare in the affirmative at 2affirmative |
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