| 单词 | passive |
| 释义 | passive adjectiveverbs | adverb verbs➤be, seem被动；好像消极▸➤become变得消极▸➤remain一直消极adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极为／相当／非常消极➤completely, totally完全消极；彻底被动◆tv is a completely passive activity.看电视完全是一种被动的活动。➤merely, purely只是消极；纯粹被动◆it is often assumed that the learner is merely passive.人们常常想当然地认为学习者只是被动接受。➤relatively相对被动➤essentially本质上消极◆the heroine plays an essentially passive role in the drama.女主人公在这部剧里扮演了一个本质上十分消极的角色。 passive /pæsɪv/ adjective (finance 金融) 1.used to describe shareholders who do not take part in any management decisions about the company they invest in （股东）被动的，不参与企业管理的◆he agreed to be a passive investor and gave the company the cash that it needed to buy its first printing presses. 他同意作为被动投资者向公司提供购买第一批印刷机所需的资金。2.used to describe a way of investing in which the investor buys a range of shares, bonds, etc. and allows their value to gradually increase as the market rises, rather than buying and selling shares often as the value changes （投资）消极的，处于守势的◆passive investing requires good initial research and patience. 消极投资要求认真的初期调研和耐心。◆passive fund management 消极资金管理 ➡ active ☞ passive passive adjectivepassive ♦︎ docile ♦︎ amenable ♦︎ submissive ♦︎ meek ♦︎ compliantthese words all describe sb who is easy to control or to influence.这些词均表示顺从的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆amenable / submissive to sb / sth◆a passive / submissive / compliant role◆a docile / an amenable / a submissive / a compliant child◆passive / meek obedience■ passive /pæsɪv/ accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them消极的；被动的◆he played a passive role in the relationship.他在他们的关系中处于被动。◆throughout this time i was simply a passive observer of events.自始至终，我只是被动地旁观事件的发展。opp active → busy 1 ▸ passively adverb◆he passively accepted everything that was decided for him.他被动地接受别人为他作的所有决定。■ docile /dəʊsaɪl; name dɑːsl/ (of people and animals) quiet and easy to control（人或动物）驯服的，易驾驭的，易控制的◆a docile child / horse / temperament听话的孩子；温顺的马；好脾气◆it is a cheap and docile workforce.这些工人廉价，而且听话。■ amenable /əmiːnəbl/ (rather formal, especially written, approving) easy to control; willing to be influenced by sb/sth顺从的；顺服的◆the manager was very amenable: nothing was too much trouble.那位经理很顺从，不会有什么大问题。◆he seemed most amenable to my idea.他完全接受我的想法。■ submissive /səbmɪsɪv/ willing to obey sb, whatever they want you to do顺从的；唯命是从的；听话的◆a woman was expected to be submissive to her husband.在过去，女人要对丈夫唯命是从。◆she followed him like a submissive child.她跟在他后面，像个听话的孩子。 opp assertive → aggressive 2 ➡ see also submit → give way ■ meek quiet, gentle, and always ready to do what other people want without expressing your own opinion温顺的；谦恭的；驯服的◆they hung their heads in meek submission.他们温顺地低着头。◆they called her miss mouse because she was so meek and mild.他们称她为“鼠小姐”，因为她总是那么懦弱谦和。 opp bold → bold ▸ meekly adverb◆he meekly did as he was told.他温顺地听从吩咐。■ compliant /kəmplaɪənt/ (written, often disapproving) willing (often too willing) to agree with other people or to obey rules顺从的；百依百顺的；俯首帖耳的◆we should not be producing compliant students who do not dare to criticize.我们不应当把学生培养成不敢提意见的唯唯诺诺的人。◆henry seemed less compliant with his wife's wishes than he had before.与先前相比，亨利对他妻子的意愿似乎不那么百依百顺了。 ➡ see also comply → follow 3 passive /pæsɪv/ accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them消极的；被动的◆he played a passive role in the relationship.他在他们的关系中处于被动。◆throughout this time i was simply a passive observer of events.自始至终，我只是被动地旁观事件的发展。opp active → busy 1 ▸ passively adverb◆he passively accepted everything that was decided for him.他被动地接受别人为他作的所有决定。passive/ˈpæsɪv ||; ˈpæsɪv/adj1. showing no reaction, feeling or interest; not active 冷漠的；不关心的；被动的: ◇some people prefer to play a passive role in meetings. 有些人在会议上宁可表现得消极被动。 2. used about the form of a verb or a sentence when the subject of the sentence is affected by the action of the verb （用于动词形式或句子）被动语态的，被动式的: ◇in the sentence ‘he was bitten by a dog’, the verb is passive. 在he was bitten by a dog这句中，动词是被动式。 you can also say: ‘the verb is in the passive’. 表示动词是被动式，可说the verb is in the passive。 ☞look at active. 参看active。 ➔passively adv passivesee ⇨ do/not do 17☞ passive¹☞ passive² |
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