passive
US
UK passive adj: (not active)
SC 被动的 bèi dòng de
TC 被動的
TC 被動的
SC 不积极的 bèi dòng de ，bù jī jí de
Carol takes a passive approach to parenting; she rarely disciplines her kids.
passive adj: (person: submissive) (人)
SC 消极的，认命的，听天由命的 xiāo jí de ，rèn mìng de ，tīng tiān yóu mìng de
TC 消極的，認命的
TC 消極的，認命的
He prefers women who are passive and compliant.
passive adj: (grammar: in the passive voice)
SC 被动的 bèi dòng de
TC 被動的
TC 被動的
SC 被动语态的
Passive sentences stress the action, not the doer.
passive n: (grammar: passive voice) (语法)
SC 被动语态 bèi dòng yǔ tài
TC 被動語態
TC 被動語態
Try not to overdo it with sentences in the passive in English.
passive resistance n: (protest by peaceful refusal)
SC 消极抵抗 xiāo jí dǐ kàng
TC 消極抵抗
TC 消極抵抗
Passive resistance was the preferred technique of several noted leaders, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.
passive smoking n: (others' cigarette smoke)
SC 吸二手烟，被动吸烟
passive voice n: (grammar: verb form takes when subject acted upon) (语法形式)
SC 被动语态 bèi dòng yǔ tài
TC 被動語態
TC 被動語態
Some style manuals recommend that you avoid the passive voice whenever you can.
passive-aggressive adj: (hiding hostility)
SC 消极抵抗的，消极对抗的