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negative
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- Conjugation :
past
negatived
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ing
negativing
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Derivatives :
n
negativeness
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n
negativity
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adv
negatively
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- negative
['nεgətɪv]
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1.
adjective
[+effect]
[ news]
负面的
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2.
adjective
[+test]
[ result]
阴性的
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3.
adjective
[+person]
[ attitude]
[ view]
(gloomy) 消极的
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4.
adjective
[+answer]
[ response]
(not affirmative) 否定的
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5.
adjective
[+charge]
[ current]
负极的
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6.
adjective
[数]
负的
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7.
noun
[c]
[Photography]
底片
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8.
noun
[语言]
否定词
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why do you have to be so negative about everything?
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你怎么对什么都这么消极呢？
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to answer in the negative
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作否定的回答
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- negative
[ˈnegətɪv]
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1.
adjective
消极的，负面的
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Instead, they focus their attention on the negative behaviours they do not want.
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相反，他们注意力集中在他们不想要的消极行为上。
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2.
adjective
否定的，否认的
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Three negative reports in a row would be a strong indication that the disease had been arrested.
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一连三个都是阴性报告，这清楚地表明，疾病已被确诊。
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3.
adjective
不利的，有害的
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But I found it all too negative and depressing.
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但是我发现，这一切都过于消极和令人沮丧。
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Delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life.
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少年犯受他们对生活的负面看法的影响而无法正常成长。
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4.
adjective
[Medicine]
阴性的
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The sputum had decreased and for two successive tests had been negative.
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痰液已减少，并且连续2次的测试都为阴性的。
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The hiv test was negative.
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艾滋病病毒的检测结果是显阴性的。
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5.
adjective
负的，相反的
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A rotor displacement in the negative direction produces a positive torque and a positive displacement results in a negative torque.
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转子朝负向移动，产生正向扭矩，反之，朝正向移动就产生负向扭矩。
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6.
adjective
[Mathematics]
负的，负数的
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In 1986 and 1987 the real interest rates again became heavily negative.
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在1986年和1987年，实际利率再次大幅下降。
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7.
adjective
无助益的，非建设性的
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Often, negative attitudes are based on misinformation.
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通常，消极态度都是基于错误的信息。
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8.
adjective
[Electronics]
负电的，负极的
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An electrically charged atom is known as an ion, positive or negative.
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一个带电原子被称为离子，正离子或负离子。
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Electrons are negative.
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电子带负电。
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9.
adjective
不足的，差的
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Production for trade can have a negative impact on the environment.
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贸易生产会对环境产生负面影响。
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10.
n.[c]
否定，否认；拒绝
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She already knew the answer to his question, which was a decided negative.
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她已经知道他问题的答案，就是坚决的不同意。
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He answered in the negative.
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他给出了否定的答案。
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11.
n.[c]
底片，负片
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There were lots of photographs, I used to have the negatives.
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我许多照片过去都是留底片的。
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12.
n.[c]
[Mathematics]
负号，减号；负数
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Use a negative sign to show that the value is less than zero.
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用负号表示数值小于零。
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13.
n.[c]
否定词，否定语
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Try not to use negatives when describing a person's appearance.
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当描述一个人的外貌时，尽量不要使用否定词。
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14.
n.[c]
[Slang]
负面，消极性
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15.
n.[c]
反方，持否定观点的一方
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We must think about the positives and negatives of every decision.
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我们必须要考虑每项决定所带来的正面因素和负面因素。
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16.
vt.
否决，反对，对……投反对票
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Finally, there may be something to be said for a non-exhaustive list of situations in which consent will be negatived.
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最后，也说说一些关于非详尽清单的情况，在清单中，同意将被否决。
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17.
vt.
抵消，中和
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18.
vt.
驳斥，证明……不实
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19.
interjection
不；不是这样
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Negative, you don't have permission for a flyby Ghostrider.
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不，你没有幽灵骑士的许可。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- negative
['nεgətɪv]
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1.
adj
expressing or meaning a refusal or denial
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a negative answer
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2.
adj
lacking positive or affirmative qualities, such as enthusiasm, interest, or optimism
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3.
adj
showing or tending towards opposition or resistance
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4.
adj
measured in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
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5.
adj
having the same magnitude but opposite sense to an equivalent positive quantity
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6.
adj
[Biology]
indicating movement or growth away from a particular stimulus
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negative geotropism
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7.
adj
[med]
(of the results of a diagnostic test) indicating absence of the disease or condition for which the test was made
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8.
adj
another word for minus
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9.
adj
[Physics]
(of an electric charge) having the same polarity as the charge of an electron
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10.
adj
(of a body, system, ion, etc) having a negative electric charge; having an excess of electrons
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11.
adj
(of a point in an electric circuit) having a lower electrical potential than some other point with an assigned zero potential
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12.
adj
short for electronegative
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13.
adj
of or relating to a photographic negative
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14.
adj
[logic]
(of a categorial proposition) denying the satisfaction by the subject of the predicate, as in some men are irrational; no pigs have wings
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15.
adj
[astrology]
of, relating to, or governed by the signs of the zodiac of the earth and water classifications, which are thought to be associated with a receptive passive nature
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16.
adj
short for Rh negative
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17.
n
a statement or act of denial, refusal, or negation
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18.
n
a negative person or thing
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19.
n
[photog]
a piece of photographic film or a plate, previously exposed and developed, showing an image that, in black-and-white photography, has a reversal of tones. In colour photography the image is in complementary colours to the subject so that blue sky appears yellow, green grass appears purple, etc
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20.
n
[Physics]
a negative object, such as a terminal or a plate in a voltaic cell
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21.
n
a sentence or other linguistic element with a negative meaning, as the English word not
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22.
n
a quantity less than zero or a quantity to be subtracted
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23.
n
[logic]
a negative proposition
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24.
n
[Archaic]
the right of veto
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25.
sentence substitute
(esp in military communications) a signal code word for no
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26.
vt.
[tr]
to deny or nullify; negate
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27.
vt.
to show to be false; disprove
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28.
vt.
to refuse consent to or approval of
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the proposal was negatived
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29.
vt.
Compare positive affirmative
Examples
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negative geotropism
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负向地性，背地性
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a negative personality
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消极的个性，消极悲观的人
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a negative that prints well
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底片印得很好
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false negative/positive
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[医] 误诊阴性/阳性
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to be HIV positive/negative
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携带艾滋病病毒/未受艾滋病病毒感染
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