英语词汇“negative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	negative
释义	negative —negative /ˈneɡ.ə.tɪv/ aep /-t̬ɪv/ Ⅰ adjective (BAD) ► B2 bad or harmful: » The poor weather has had a very negative effect/impact on tourism. Ⅱ adjective (BELOW ZERO) ► F0 (of a number or amount) less than zero: » negative numbers→ _OPPOSITE POSITIVE(Cf. ↑positive) ^{(ABOVE ZERO)}Thesaurus⁺: ↑Terms for numbers Ⅲ adjective (BLOOD TYPE) ► F0 not having the rhesus factor in the blood: » Her blood type is O negative.→ _OPPOSITE POSITIVE(Cf. ↑positive) ^{(BLOOD TYPE)}Thesaurus⁺: ↑The circulatory system and blood Ⅳ adjective (ELECTRICITY) ► F0 of the type of electrical charge that is carried by electrons→ _OPPOSITE POSITIVE(Cf. ↑positive) ^{(ELECTRICITY)}Thesaurus⁺: ↑Electricity and electronicsnegatively /-li/ adverb Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not hopefulThesaurus⁺: ↑Yes, no and not Ⅴ adjective (NO) 1 B2 expressing "no": » We received a negative answer to our request.→ _OPPOSITE AFFIRMATIVE(Cf. ↑affirmative)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Yes, no and not 2 A2 A negative sentence or phrase is one that contains a word such as "not", "no", "never", or "nothing": » "I've never seen him in my life" is a negative sentence.» "Don't" and "do not" are negative forms of "do".Thesaurus⁺: ↑Grammatical termsnegatively /-li/ adverb Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not hopefulThesaurus⁺: ↑Yes, no and not • • • Extra Examples:» The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.» The negative reply dashed his spirits.» They gave a negative response to our request for help. Ⅵ adjective (TEST RESULTS) ► F0 (of a medical test) showing that the patient does not have the disease or condition for which he or she has been tested: » a negative pregnancy test» The results of his HIV test were negative.→ _OPPOSITE POSITIVE(Cf. ↑positive) ^{(TEST RESULTS)}Thesaurus⁺: ↑General bodily disorders Ⅶ adjective (WITHOUT HOPE) ► B1 not expecting good things, or likely to consider only the bad side of a situation: » a negative attitude» You're so negative about everything!→ _COMPARE POSITIVE(Cf. ↑positive) ^(HOPEFUL)Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not hopefulnegatively /-li/ adverb Thesaurus⁺: ↑Not hopefulThesaurus⁺: ↑Yes, no and not • • • Extra Examples:» She used cognitive therapy on her client to try to inhibit those negative thoughts that were damaging his self-esteem.» Children's negative feelings often get acted out in bad behaviour.» There's no need to be so negative about things.» He's feeling very negative about his exams.» Why are you being so negative? Ⅷ noun [C or U] (NO) ► F0 a word or statement that expresses 'no': » I didn't hear your answer, Edward - was that a negative?» I'm afraid the reply was definitely in the negative (= was 'no').→ _COMPARE AFFIRMATIVE(Cf. ↑affirmative) adjectiveThesaurus⁺: ↑Yes, no and not Ⅸ noun [C] (_INFORMAL neg) (PHOTOGRAPH) ► F0 a piece of film from which a photograph can be produced, and in which light and dark areas appear the opposite way round to the way in which they appear in the photograph: » black-and-white/colour negatives» I've borrowed the negatives of her wedding photos so I can get some pictures printed.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Photography Ⅹ noun [C] (BAD THING) ► F0 a bad feature or characteristic: » He always looks for the negatives in any situation.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Good and bad
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