- consisting in or characterized by the absence rather than the presence of distinguishing features否定的; 表示否认的。
- (of a statement or decision) expressing or implying denial, disagreement, or refusal（陈述, 决定）否定的; 反对的; 否决的：
that, I take it, was a negative answer.
我认为那个回答是否定的。
- (of the results of a test or experiment) indicating that a certain substance or condition is not present or does not exist（实验或测试的结果）阴性的：
so far all the patients have tested negative for TB.
到目前为止, 所有病人的结核杆菌检测结果都呈阴性。
- in combination(of a person or their blood) not having a specified substance or condition（人或其血液）阴性的：
HIV-negative.
HIV呈阴性。
- (of a person or an attitude or response) not optimistic; harmful or unwelcome（人, 态度, 反应）消极的; 负面的; 不受欢迎的：
the new tax was having a very negative effect on car sales
这项新的税收对汽车销售有着非常消极的影响
not all the news is negative.
并不是所有的消息都是坏消息。
- US informal denoting a complete lack of something〈美, 非正式〉根本不：
they were described as having negative vulnerability to water entry.
它们被描述为滴水不漏。
- as exclamation no (usually used in a military context)常用于军事语境不, 没有：
'Any snags, Captain?' 'Negative, she's running like clockwork.'
“有暗桩吗, 船长？”“没有, 船走得相当平稳。”
- Grammar & Logic (of a word, clause, or proposition) expressing denial, negation, or refutation; stating or asserting that something is not the case【语法, 逻】（词, 分句, 命题）否认一致的, 否定的。与AFFIRMATIVE和INTERROGATIVE相对。
- (of a quantity) less than zero, to be subtracted from others or from zero（数量）负数的; 扣除的。
- denoting a direction of decrease or reversal减少的; 反向的：
negative interest rates
负利率
the industry suffered negative growth in 1992.
1992年, 工业遭受了负增长。
- of, containing, producing, or denoting the kind of electric charge carried by electrons负（极）的。
- (of a photographic image) showing light and shade or colours reversed from those of the original（照片）负像的, 底片的。
- Astrology relating to or denoting any of the earth or water signs, considered passive in nature【天文】负的。
- Brit. (in Parliament) relating to or denoting proposed legislation which will come into force after a specified period unless explicitly rejected in a parliamentary vote〈英〉（议会）（立法）自动生效的。
- a word or statement that expresses denial, disagreement, or refusal否定; 否定词：
she replied in the negative.
她作出了否定的回答。
- （一般作the negative）a bad, unwelcome, or unpleasant quality, characteristic, or aspect of a situation消极的特征; 败事的特征：
confidence will not be instilled by harping solely on the negative.
如果只是谈及消极的一面, 是无法向人灌输信心的。
- Grammar a word, affix, or phrase expressing negation【语法】否定词, 否定语, 否定词缀。
- a photographic image made on film or specially prepared glass which shows the light and shade or colour values reversed from the original, and from which positive prints may be made底片, 负片; 负像。
- a result of a test or experiment indicating that a certain substance or condition is not present or does not exist阴性：
the percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern.
癌症检测中假阴性的比例之高让人极为关注。
- mass noun the part of an electric circuit that is at a lower electrical potential than another part designated as having zero electrical potential负电。
- a number less than zero负数。
- reject; refuse to accept; veto否定; 否认; 否决：
the bill was negatived on second reading by 130 votes to 129.
在进行二读时, 这项议案以130票对129票被否决。
- disprove; contradict反对; 反驳：
the insurer's main arguments were negatived by Lawrence.
承保人的主要论据遭到了劳伦斯的驳斥。
- render ineffective; neutralize消除; 抵消：
should criminal law allow consent to negative what would otherwise be a crime?
刑法难道能允许抵消罪行吗？