negative

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neg·a·tive1 /ˈneɡətɪv/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL adjective  1  bad 坏的BAD harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted 有害的；不良的 OPP positive My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work. 喝酒开始对我的工作产生不良影响。 the negative aspects of ageing 年岁增长的负面问题 On the negative side, it will cost a lot. 从坏的方面讲，它要花很多钱。► see thesaurus at bad, harmful2  not liking SB/STH 不喜欢某人/某事物BAD considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones 消极的，负面的 OPP positive students with a negative attitude to school 对上学抱消极态度的学生 They have a uniformly negative image of the police. 他们都对警察印象不好。 Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother. 琼很少这么说她母亲不好。3  no/not 不 a) NOsaying or meaning ‘no’ 拒绝的；否定的negative answer/reply/response He gave a negative answer without any explanation. 他给了一个否定的回答，没有作任何解释。 b) NOcontaining one of the words ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘nothing’, ‘never’ etc 否定式的 OPP affirmative4  scientific test 科学试验SHOW/BE A SIGN OF# not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for 〔结果〕阴性的 OPP positive The pregnancy test was negative. 妊娠化验结果为阴性。 A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result. 刚感染艾滋病病毒的人化验结果可能是阴性的。5. electricity 电 technicalTPETEE a negative charge is carried by electrons 阴极的，负极的 OPP positive6  number/quantity 数/量HMN less than zero 负的，小于零的 SYN minus OPP positive negative numbers 负数 a negative return on our investment (=a loss) 我们投资的负收益7. blood 血 technicalMHHBH used in the names of blood types, meaning not having the Rhesus factor 〔血液中〕不含猕因子的，Rh 阴性的 OPP positive —negatively adverb

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negative• The first brain scan proved negative.• The portrayal of working women in the media tends to be very negative.• Starks was taken to a local hospital for X-rays, which came back negative.• All the athletes' drugs tests were negative.• Anne's pregnancy test was negative.• I wish you'd stop being so negative all the time!• My bank statement shows a negative balance.• A negative belonging, if you like.• The Red Cross said it had virtually no stocks of type O negative blood available.• Police kept her locked up in a cell until she gave a negative breath test and was deemed fit to leave.• You shouldn't let his negative comments get you down - he doesn't know what he's talking about.• Each executive selected an episode that he wished to redesign so that it would not have negative consequences.• The school environment can be a negative force as well as a positive one.• Concavity and negative forms are associated with elastic orifices, suction, closure and decline.• The agreement has had a negative impact on jobs.• You can always interpret things in a more positive light or a more negative light.• Do you know how to multiply negative numbers?• It slopes downward and to the right because the relationship it portrays between price and quantity demanded is negative or inverse.• a negative pregnancy test• Negative publicity has harmed the group's ability to get things done.• Our request received a negative reply.• There has been a negative return on our investment.• Tanya has a really negative self-image.• Doctors have a duty to inform patients of the possible negative side-effects of the drug.• This does not mean that boys never hear negative stories about themselves.• Critics said the article portrayed Latinos in negative way.negative answer/reply/response• But Dole countered with a heavily negative response.• This negative and careless attitude on the part of the teacher can only help to stimulate a negative response among his students.• This negative response created great distress to Mrs X as she has her heart set on becoming an embalmer.• Some Quakers began to denounce slavery beyond their circle in society at large, and they drew negative response for doing so.• Where there is a definite negative response put 0 percent.• Few things can be more guaranteed to create a negative response than the sight of husband and wife sparring in public.• The intended result of such treatment is to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption by producing a negative response to alcohol.• Besides, I was not at all sure that she had given a negative answer to my question.

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negative2 AWL noun [countable]  1  TCPan image on a photographic film that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark, from which the final picture is printed 底片；负片 black and white photographic negatives 黑白照片的底片2  NOa statement or expression that means ‘no’ 否定，不 OPP affirmativeanswer/reply in the negative formal (=say 'no') 否定的回答 The majority of people, when asked whether or not they are creative, will reply in the negative. 大多数人被问及是否有创意时，都会给出否定的回答。3  something bad or harmful 坏的[有害的]事情 OPP positive The negatives outweigh the positives on this issue. 在这个问题上弊大于利。4  a negative result from a chemical or scientific test 〔化验或科学试验中的〕阴性结果 OPP positive The test will give a proportion of false negatives. 这种化验会出现一定比例的假阴性结果。

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negative• I've stolen photos and negatives from the photographic laboratory.• Another negative was the increase in unemployment.• Thus for every 80 correctly predicted we will have 20 false negatives and 200 false positives.• FoxTrax had a few built-in negatives in its debut.• The search is now on for more negatives to eliminate.• It helped her not to dwell on negatives and improved her role as a provider.• The third negative applies in the high-technology sectors.answer/reply in the negative• Nonplussed by such an odd question, Diana replied in the negative.• When asked to confirm whether all the missing soldiers were accounted for, the Lieutenant answered in the negative.• Workers were asked if they had reached their weekly targets, and if they replied in the negative, they were fired.• In the result, each of the certified questions was answered in the negative.• The majority of people, when asked whether or not they are creative, will reply in the negative.negative3 verb [transitive] formal  1. REJECT/NOT ACCEPTto refuse to accept a proposal or request 否决；拒绝2. UNTRUEto prove something to be untrue 否定；否认；证明…错误→ See Verb table

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negative• Finally, there may be something to be said for a non-exhaustive list of situations in which consent will be negatived.• It required not the affirmance, and could not be negatived, by the state governments.From Longman Business Dictionarynegativeneg‧a‧tive /ˈnegətɪv/ adjective1bad or harmfulThe Bank’s refusal to cut interest rates is having a negative effect on the economy.2saying or meaning ‘no’a negative response3considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good onesnegative aboutStock analysts are growing increasingly negative about general insurance stocks.4less than zeroThe difference between a positive growth rate of 0.5% and a negative rate of 0.5% is so small the average businessman would be unlikely to feel it. —negatively adverbFinancial markets reacted negatively to the Fed’s announcement.

neg·a·tive1 adjectivenegative2 nounnegative3 verbChineseSyllable  

not Business unpleasant, or harmful, Corpus wanted

negative

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neg‧a‧tive¹ S2 W2 AC /ˈneɡətɪv/ adjective
1.  BAD harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted
   OPP  positive:
    My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work.
    the negative aspects of ageing
    On the negative side, it will cost a lot.
2.  NOT LIKING SOMEBODY/SOMETHING considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones
   OPP  positive:
    students with a negative attitude to school
    They have a uniformly negative image of the police.
    Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.
3.  NO/NOT
  a. saying or meaning ‘no’
    negative answer/reply/response
    He gave a negative answer without any explanation.
  b. containing one of the words ‘no’, ‘not’, ‘nothing’, ‘never’ etc
   OPP  affirmative
4.  SCIENTIFIC TEST not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for
   OPP  positive:
    The pregnancy test was negative.
    A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.
5.  ELECTRICITY technical a negative charge is carried by electrons
   OPP  positive
6.  NUMBER/QUANTITY less than zero
   SYN  minus
   OPP  positive:
    negative numbers
    a negative return on our investment (=a loss)
7.  BLOOD technical used in the names of blood types, meaning not having the Rhesus factor
   OPP  positive
—negatively adverb

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negative² AC noun [countable]
1. an image on a photographic film that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark, from which the final picture is printed:
    black and white photographic negatives
2. a statement or expression that means ‘no’
   OPP  affirmative
    answer/reply in the negative formal (=say 'no')
    The majority of people, when asked whether or not they are creative, will reply in the negative.
3. something bad or harmful
   OPP  positive:
    The negatives outweigh the positives on this issue.
4. a negative result from a chemical or scientific test
   OPP  positive:
    The test will give a proportion of false negatives.

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negative³ verb [transitive] formal
1. to refuse to accept a proposal or request
2. to prove something to be untrue