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| /ˈpɒzətɪv/ |
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| 1 | never before noun completely certain 肯定的；确信的 |
| +(that) Are you positive that there’ s been no mistake? 你确定其中没有什么错误吗？ |
| +about/of We’ d met before, I was positive about that. 我们以前见过面，我确定。 |
| We’ ll earn from this deal – I’ m positive of that. 我们会从这笔交易中赚到钱的，对此我有把握。 |
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| 2 | believing that good things will happen or that a situation will get better 乐观的；积极的 |
| a positive attitude 乐观的态度 |
| Try to think positive thoughts. 尽量想想乐观的方面。 |
| +about You have every reason to be positive about the future. 你完全有理由对未来感到乐观。 |
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| 3 | showing agreement or approval 赞成的；同意的 |
| The experiment is working well and feedback is very positive. 实验进展顺利，反馈也都是肯定的。 |
| We couldn’ t be sure if her reaction would be positive. 我们不能确定她的反应会不会是赞同的。 |
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| 4 | a positive experience , situation , result etc is a good one 好的；美好的；良好的 |
| School was a totally positive experience for me. 学校的生活对于我来说完全是美好的经历。 |
| The positive aspects of parenthood are rarely written about. 为人父母的美好一面很少被写到。 |
| a positive result/outcome An initiative to help homeless people is showing positive results. 帮助无家可归者的倡议正显示出良好的效果。 |
| | 4a | used about someone or something that encourages positive behaviour , attitudes etc （人或物）有正面意义的，有积极效果的 | | a positive role model 正面的典范 | | Students learn better in this positive environment. 学生们在这样的良好环境中学得更好。 | |
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| 5 | informal used for emphasizing how true , important etc, something is （用于强调）确实的，完全的，彻底的 |
| The whole thing was a positive embarrassment. 整件事情确实很尴尬。 |
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| 6 | if you do something positive , you do something to try to improve a situation or to help someone rather than doing nothing （某人）积极的，建设性的 |
| You must be prepared to make a positive contribution to the business. 你必须准备为企业作出积极的贡献。 |
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| 7 | showing that a situation is likely to improve （局面）可能改善的，朝有利方面的 |
| The indications are positive that this year’ s festival will be a success. 有利的迹象表明今年的节日将会取得成功。 |
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| 8 | a positive result in a medical test means the person has the disease or condition that was tested for （疾病测试）阳性的，呈阳性的 |
| a positive diagnosis 呈阳性的诊断 |
| test positive (for sth) The runner was suspended for two years after he tested positive for drugs. 这位赛跑运动员在药物检测中被测出呈阳性后被禁赛两年。 |
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| 9 | technical a positive number is higher than zero 正数的；正的 |
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| 10 | medical used for saying that someone’ s blood contains a substance called rhesus factor . You can say that someone is rhesus positive or that their blood group is , for example , O positive or A positive . 因子呈阳性的 |
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| 11 | technical a positive image such as a photograph shows light and colours in the same way that the original image does （摄影）正片的，正像的 |
| Words frequently used with positive | | positive 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | approach, attitude, outlook, view, | 2 | | | feedback, reaction, response, | 3 | | | |
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