negative
adj
noun
verb
ˈneɡətɪv
adj
1
BAD
坏的
harmful,
unpleasant,
or
not
wanted
有害的; 不良的;
My
drinking
was
starting
to
have
a
negative
effect
on
my
work.
喝酒开始对我的工作产生不良影响。
the
negative
aspects
of
ageing
年岁增长的消极层面
On
the
negative
side
,
it
will
cost
a
lot.
从坏的方面讲，它要花很多钱。
2
NOT LIKING SB/STH
不喜欢某人/某事物
considering
only
the
bad
qualities
of
a
situation,
person
etc
and
not
the
good
ones
消极的，负面的;
students
with
a
negative
attitude
to
school
对上学抱消极态度的学生
They
have
a
uniformly
negative
image
of
the
police.
他们都对警察印象不好。
Jean
rarely
sounded
so
negative
about
her
mother.
说起她的母亲，琼的口气很少如此消极。
3
NO/NOT
不
saying
or
meaning
‘no’
b.
containing
one
of
the
words
‘no’,
‘not’,
‘nothing’,
‘never’
etc
否定式的;
negative
answer/reply/response
He
gave
a
negative
answer
without
any
explanation.
他没有作出任何解释就给出了否定的回答。
4
SCIENTIFIC TEST
科学试验
not
showing
any
sign
of
the
chemical
or
medical
condition
that
was
being
looked
for
〔结果〕阴性的;
The
pregnancy
test
was
negative.
妊娠化验结果为阴性。
A
person
can
be
recently
infected
by
HIV
and
have
a
negative
result.
刚刚染上艾滋病病毒的人化验结果可能是阴性。
5
ELECTRICITY
电
a
negative
CHARGE
is
carried
by
ELECTRONS
[术语] 阴极的，负极的;
technical
6
NUMBER/QUANTITY
数/量
less
than
zero
负的，小于零的;
negative
numbers
负数
a
negative
return
on
our
investment
(=a
loss)
我们投资的负收益
7
BLOOD
血
used
in
the
names
of
blood
types,
meaning
not
having
RHESUS
FACTOR
Rh
阴性的;
technical
noun
8
an
image
on
a
photographic
film
that
shows
dark
areas
as
light
and
light
areas
as
dark,
from
which
the
final
picture
is
printed
底片; 负片
black
and
white
photographic
negatives
黑白照片的底片
9
a
statement
or
expression
that
means
‘no’
否定，不;
formal
answer/reply
in
the
negative
The
majority
of
people,
when
asked
whether
or
not
they
are
creative,
will
reply
in
the
negative
.
当被问及是否具有创造性时，大多数人都会给出否定的回答。
10
something
bad
or
harmful
坏的 （有害的 ）事情
The
negatives
outweigh
the
positives
on
this
issue.
在这个问题上弊大于利。
11
a
negative
result
from
a
chemical
or
scientific
test
〔化验或科学试验中的〕阴性结果
The
test
will
give
a
proportion
of
false
negatives.
这种化验会出现一定比例的假阴性结果。
verb
12
to
refuse
to
accept
a
proposal
or
request
否决; 拒绝
13
to
prove
something
to
be
untrue
否定; 否认; 证明…错误