neg·a·tive
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈneɡətɪv/
/ˈneɡətɪv/
- bad or harmful
坏的；有害的 - The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
这次危机对贸易产生了不良影响。 - Government cuts will have a negative impact on public services.
政府削减开支将对公共服务产生负面影响。 - The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.
整个经历肯定是利大于弊。
Extra Examples- Few patients reported any lasting negative consequences.
很少有患者报告有任何持久的负面后果。 - On the negative side, the labour market is still weak.
不利的一面是，劳动力市场仍然疲软。 - the strongly negative implications of these survey results
这些调查结果极其负面的含义 - Negative side effects of the drug can occur and include drowsiness and headaches.
该药物可能会出现副作用，包括嗜睡和头痛。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
- containing a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc.
含有否定词的；否定的 - a negative form/sentence
否定形式／句
- a negative form/sentence
- expressing the answer ‘no’
否定的 - His response was negative.
他的回答是否定的。 - They received a negative reply.
他们得到一个否定的答复。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- His response was negative.
- considering only the bad side of something/somebody; having no enthusiasm or hope
消极的；悲观的；缺乏热情的 - Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
科学家对这个理论的态度是相当消极的。 - The developers' proposal received negative feedback from neighbours.
开发商的提议遭到了邻居的负面反馈。 - ‘He probably won't show up.’ ‘Don't be so negative.’
“他很可能不会露面。”“别那么悲观嘛。” - negative about something She's been rather negative about the idea.
她一直不大喜欢这个想法。 - negative in something He was too negative in his thinking.
他的思想太消极了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1- The response from the critics was overwhelmingly negative.
批评者的反应绝大多数是负面的。 - I don't have many negative comments to make about the movie.
我对这部电影没有太多负面评论。 - Reaction to last night's attack was uniformly negative.
对昨晚的袭击，大家一致反对。 - She spoke in entirely negative terms.
她讲的话是全盘否定。 - Some people have accused me of being overly negative.
有些人指责我过于消极。 - Their attitude was highly negative.
他们的态度非常消极。 - I don't want to sound unduly negative, but I simply couldn't see the point.
我不想听起来过于消极，但我根本不明白这一点。 - We try to pinpoint the cause of any negative feelings.
我们尽量准确地说明导致任何负面情绪的原因。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
- (abbreviation neg.)not showing any evidence of a particular substance or medical condition
结果为阴性的（或否定的） - Her pregnancy test was negative.
她的孕检呈阴性。 - Negative results are not a guarantee of a safe water supply.
阴性结果并不能保证供水就是安全的。 - He tested negative for HIV infection.
他艾滋病病毒感染检测呈阴性。
Extra Examples- 90 out of 100 patients with a negative result will not have the disease.
100 名结果呈阴性的患者中，90 名不会患上这种疾病。 - The antibody test proved negative.
抗体检测结果为阴性。 - The urine tests were negative for protein.
尿液蛋白检测结果呈阴性。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- falsely
- be
- prove
- test
- …
- for
- Her pregnancy test was negative.
- (specialist) containing or producing the type of electricity that is carried by an electron
负极的；阴极的 - a negative charge/current
负电荷；负电流 - the negative terminal of a battery
电池的负极柱
- a negative charge/current
- less than zero
负的；小于零的 - a negative trade balance
贸易逆差 - The industry suffered negative growth (= a decline) throughout the decade.
该行业十年来一直是负增长。
- a negative trade balance
- (of a photograph or an image) showing light and shade, or colours, in the opposite way to the original
底片的；负片的 - In a negative image of the photograph, dark is light and right is left.
相片的底片中，光暗和左右都倒转了。
Extra Examples- Look at a bright light and look away, and you see the negative image of it.
看着明亮的光线，然后把目光移开，你就会看到它的负面形象。 - The artist creates an interplay of positive and negative space in acrylic.
艺术家用丙烯创造了正负空间的相互作用。
- In a negative image of the photograph, dark is light and right is left.
bad
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no
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scientific test
electricity
number/quantity
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Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’.