negative /ˈnɛɡətɪv/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful. 负面的; 消极的

  例：

  The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative.

  来自海外的消息完全不容乐观。

• 2. 

  negatively ADV 负面地 [ADV with v]

  例：

  This will negatively affect the result over the first half of the year.

  这将会给前半年的结果带来负面影响。

• 3. 

  ADJ If someone is negative or has a negative attitude, they consider only the bad aspects of a situation, rather than the good ones. 消极的; 持否定态度的

  例：

  When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be negative about it.

  当被问及你对自己目前工作的看法时，你无论如何都不能持否定态度。

• 4. 

  negatively ADV 消极地

  例：

  A few weeks later he said that maybe he viewed all his relationships rather negatively.

  几个星期后，他说或许他把自己和他人的各种关系看得太消极了。

• 5. 

  ADJ A negative reply or decision indicates the answer "no." 否定的

  例：

  Dr. Velayati gave a vague but negative response.

  韦拉亚提医生做出了一个含糊但否定的答复。

  例：

  Upon a negative decision, the applicant loses the protection offered by Belgian law.

  一旦得到否定裁决，申请人就失去了比利时法律所给予的保护。

• 6. 

  negatively ADV 否定地 [ADV after v]

  例：

  Sixty percent of people answered negatively.

  60%的人做出了否定回答。

• 7. 

  N-COUNT A negative is a word, expression, or gesture that means "no" or "not." 否定词; 表示否定的动作或姿态

  例：

  In the past we have heard only negatives when it came to following a healthy diet.

  过去一谈到遵循健康饮食我们就只听到否定的意见。

• 8. 

  ADJ In grammar, a negative clause contains a word such as "not," "never," or "no one." (语法中) 含否定词的

• 9. 

  ADJ If a medical test or scientific test is negative, it shows no evidence of the medical condition or substance that you are looking for. (医检、试验等) 呈阴性的

  例：

  So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.

  到目前为止已有57人进行了这项检验，所有人都呈阴性反应。

• 10. 

  HIV negative →see HIV

• 11. 

  N-COUNT In photography, a negative is an image that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark. Negatives are made from camera film, and are used to print photographs. 底片

  例：

  ...negatives of Diana's wedding dress.

  …戴安娜婚纱照的底片。

• 12. 

  ADJ A negative charge or current has the same electrical charge as an electron. (电荷或电流) 负极的

  例：

  Stimulate the injury or site of greatest pain with a small negative current.

  用一股微弱的负电流刺激伤处或最疼的地方。

• 13. 

  negatively ADV 带负电荷地 [ADV -ed]

  例：

  As these electrons are negatively charged they will attempt to repel each other.

  由于这些电子都带负电荷，它们会相互排斥。

• 14. 

  ADJ A negative number, quantity, or measurement is less than zero. 负数的

  例：

  Difficult texts record a positive score and simple ones score negative numbers.

  难度大的文本标为正值，简单的文本标为负值。

• 15. 

  PHRASE If an answer is in the negative, it is "no" or means "no." (回答等) 否定的

  例：

  The Council answered those questions in the negative.

  理事会对那些问题做出了否定回答。