negative
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈneɡətɪv/
/ˈneɡətɪv/
- bad or harmful
坏的；有害的 - The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
这次危机对贸易产生了很坏的影响。 - Government cuts will have a negative impact on public services.
政府削减将对公共服务产生负面影响。 - The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.
整个经历当然是利多于弊。
- Few patients reported any lasting negative consequences.
很少有患者报告任何持久的负面后果。 - On the negative side, the labour market is still weak.
从负面来看，劳动力市场仍然疲软。 - the strongly negative implications of these survey results
这些调查结果极其负面的含义 - Negative side effects of the drug can occur and include drowsiness and headaches.
该药物可能会产生负面副作用，包括嗜睡和头痛。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
- containing a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘never’, etc.
否定词 - a negative form/sentence
否定形式／句
- a negative form/sentence
- expressing the answer ‘no’
否定的 - His response was negative.
他的回答是否定的。 - They received a negative reply.
他们得到一个否定的答复。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- His response was negative.
- considering only the bad side of something/somebody; having no enthusiasm or hope
消极的；负面的；缺乏热情的 - Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
科学家对这个理论的态度是相当消极的。 - The developers' proposal received negative feedback from neighbours.
开发商的提议收到了邻居的负面反馈。 - ‘He probably won't show up.’ ‘Don't be so negative.’
“他很可能不会露面。” “别那么悲观嘛。” - negative about something She's been rather negative about the idea.
她对这个想法相当消极。 - negative in something He was too negative in his thinking.
他的想法太消极了。
Topics Opinion and argumentb1- The response from the critics was overwhelmingly negative.
批评者的反应极其消极。 - I don't have many negative comments to make about the movie.
关于这部电影，我没有太多负面的评论。 - Reaction to last night's attack was uniformly negative.
对昨晚的袭击，大家一致反对。 - She spoke in entirely negative terms.
她讲的话是全盘否定。 - Some people have accused me of being overly negative.
有些人指责我过于消极。 - Their attitude was highly negative.
他们的态度非常消极。 - I don't want to sound unduly negative, but I simply couldn't see the point.
我不想听起来过于消极，但我就是不明白这一点。 - We try to pinpoint the cause of any negative feelings.
我们尽量准确地说明导致任何负面情绪的原因。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- about
- Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.
- (abbreviation neg.)not showing any evidence of a particular substance or medical condition
结果为阴性的（或否定的） - Her pregnancy test was negative.
她的孕检呈阴性。 - Negative results are not a guarantee of a safe water supply.
负面结果并不能保证安全供水。 - He tested negative for HIV infection.
他的艾滋病病毒检测为阴性。
- 90 out of 100 patients with a negative result will not have the disease.
100个阴性结果的病人中有90个不会有这种疾病。 - The antibody test proved negative.
抗体检测结果为阴性。 - The urine tests were negative for protein.
尿液蛋白检测结果呈阴性。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- falsely
- be
- prove
- test
- …
- for
- Her pregnancy test was negative.
- (specialist) containing or producing the type of electricity that is carried by an electron
负极的；阴极的 - a negative charge/current
负电荷；负电流 - the negative terminal of a battery
电池的负极柱
- a negative charge/current
- less than zero
负的；小于零的 - a negative trade balance
贸易逆差 - The industry suffered negative growth (= a decline) throughout the decade.
该行业在这十年中一直呈负增长。
- a negative trade balance
- (of a photograph or an image) showing light and shade, or colours, in the opposite way to the original
否定的 - In a negative image of the photograph, dark is light and right is left.
在照片的负像中，暗是光，右是左。
- Look at a bright light and look away, and you see the negative image of it.
看着明亮的光，把目光移开，你会看到它的负面形象。 - The artist creates an interplay of positive and negative space in acrylic.
艺术家用丙烯酸创造了一个积极和消极的空间相互作用。
- In a negative image of the photograph, dark is light and right is left.
bad坏
grammar语法
no不
not hopeful不乐观
scientific test化验
electricity电
number/quantity数量
image
词源late Middle English: from late Latin negativus, from negare ‘deny’.