| 单词 | negative |
| 释义 | negative noun¹ 1denial否定phrases➤in the negative否定的◆she answered the question in the negative.她对问题给出了否定的回答。negative noun² 2developed photographic film底片adjective | ... of negatives | verb + negative adjective➤original原始底片➤enlarged放大的底片➤photographic照相底片➤film, glass电影胶片；玻璃底片... of negatives➤strip一条底片verb + negative➤produce生产底片➤develop, print冲洗／印刷底片◆his interest in photography started with him developing negatives that he found lying around the house.他对摄影的兴趣始于冲洗在家里随处可见的底片。➤scan扫描底片◆pictures and negatives were scanned using a flatbed scanner.用平板扫描仪扫描了照片和底片。➤keep保留底片◆we must assume that the spy kept the negatives.我们必须假定间谍留有底片。➤destroy销毁底片negative adjective¹ 1only thinking about/showing sb/sth's bad qualities消极verbs | adverb | preposition verbs➤be, feel, seem, sound消极；感觉消极；好像消极；听起来消极▸➤become变得消极▸➤remain仍然消极adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常消极▸➤decidedly, highly, profoundly, significantly, strongly显然／非常／极度／明显／十分消极◆their attitude was highly negative.他们的态度非常消极。◆the strongly negative implications of these survey results这些调查结果极其负面的含义➤completely, entirely, purely, totally, wholly完全／全盘／彻底／一股脑儿／全部否定◆she spoke in entirely negative terms.她讲的话是全盘否定。➤largely, overwhelmingly, predominantly很大程度上否定；压倒性否定；主要地否定➤increasingly越来越消极➤overly过于消极◆some people have accused me of being overly negative.有些人指责我过于消极。➤uniformly一致否定◆reaction to last night's attack was uniformly negative.对昨晚的袭击，大家一致反对。➤a little, slightly, etc.稍有些／有几分消极▸➤apparently, seemingly貌似／看似否定▸➤essentially根本上否定◆critical thinking is essentially negative as it seeks to dissect and not to build.批判性的思考从本质上讲是否定式的，因为其寻求的是剖析，而非建构。➤potentially有可能否定➤generally总体否定preposition➤about对⋯持否定态度◆he's been rather negative about the idea.他对这种想法一直持相当否定的态度。negative adjective² 2showing that sth has not happened/been found否定性质adverb | verbs | preposition adverb➤falsely假阴性verbs➤be, prove, test阴性；证明是阴性；检验呈阴性◆the antibody test proved negative.抗体检测结果为阴性。◆he tested negative for hiv infection.他的艾滋病病毒检测为阴性。preposition➤for⋯呈阴性◆the urine tests were negative for protein.尿液蛋白检测结果呈阴性。negative /negətɪv/ adjective1.less than zero 负的；小于零的◆a negative trade balance 贸易逆差2.bad or harmful 反面的；负面的；有害的◆the crisis had a negative effect on trade. 这场危机对贸易产生了负面影响。3.without enthusiasm or support 消极的◆the response to our plans has been very negative. 对我们计划的反应相当消极。 opp positive ▸ negatively adverb◆some of the staff will be negatively affected by the change. 部分员工将受到这项变革的不利影响。negative /negətɪv/ noun [countable] (technical 技术) the result of a test or an experiment that shows that a substance or condition is not present （检查或实验）阴性◆these tests sometimes produce false negatives. 这些检查有时呈现假阴性。 opp positive ☞ negative☞ negative negative adjectivenegative ♦︎ bleak ♦︎ gloomy ♦︎ depressing ♦︎ dark ♦︎ pessimistic ♦︎ miserable ♦︎ downbeat ♦︎ blackthese words all describe a person or attitude without hope or enthusiasm for the future and expecting bad things to happen.这些词均表示消极的、悲观的、令人沮丧的。synonym scale 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达令人沮丧的程度downbeat ○ negative ○ bleak ○ gloomy ○ depressing ○ pessimistic ○ miserable ○ dark ○ blackpatterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆negative / pessimistic / miserable about sth◆a negative / bleak / gloomy / pessimistic outlook◆negative / gloomy / depressing / dark / black thoughts◆a negative / bleak / gloomy / pessimistic view◆a negative / gloomy / depressing / pessimistic conclusion◆a negative / gloomy / pessimistic report◆to paint a negative / bleak / gloomy / depressing / pessimistic picture (of sb / sth)◆to sound negative / gloomy / pessimistic / downbeat◆to look bleak / gloomy / pessimistic / black◆very negative / bleak / gloomy / depressing / dark / pessimistic / miserable / black◆extremely negative / bleak / depressing / dark / pessimistic◆rather negative / bleak / gloomy / depressing / pessimistic / miserable■ negative thinking only about what is bad in a situation; without hope or enthusiasm消极的；负面的；缺乏热情的◆he's been rather negative about the idea.他对这个想法一直没什么热情。◆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。◆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。◆'he probably won't show up.' 'don't be so negative.'“他很可能不会露面。”“别那么泄气嘛。”opp positive → optimistic , positive → good 6 ➡ see also negative → harmful ■ bleak /bliːk/ (of a situation) without much hope of success or improvement in the future（状况）不乐观的，无望的，暗淡的◆the future looks bleak for the fishing industry.渔业前景暗淡。◆the report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town.报告把这个镇子描绘得过于惨淡。▸ bleakly adverb◆'there seems no hope,' she said bleakly.“好像没希望了。”她黯然地说。■ gloomy (of an attitude or situation) without much hope of success or improvement in the future（态度或状况）不乐观的，无望的，暗淡的◆the committee's view was in fact far from gloomy.委员会的看法事实上一点也不悲观。◆we're quietly confident despite the gloomy predictions.尽管预测并不乐观，我们心里还是很自信。 ➡ see also gloom → gloom note 辨析 bleak or gloomy?in many cases you can use either word.在许多情况下这两个词可以通用◆suddenly, the future didn't look so bleak / gloomy after all.突然感到前途似乎并非如此暗淡。◆to paint a bleak / gloomy picture of the situation把情况描绘得很不乐观however, bleak is used especially to describe a situation or the future.不过，bleak 尤用于描述某一状况或前景◆the future / outlook is / looks bleak.前景暗淡。 gloomy can be used in this way too, but it is more often used to describe sb's view of the situation or future. * gloomy 亦有此种用法，但较常用于描述某人对状况或前景的看法 (view)◆a gloomy forecast / prognosis悲观的预测◆gloomy predictions / prospects / thoughts悲观的预测；暗淡的前景；悲观的想法■ depressing (of a situation) making you feel very sad and without enthusiasm（状况）令人抑郁的，令人沮丧的，令人消沉的◆looking for a job these days can be very depressing.如今求职可以令人非常沮丧。◆he found the whole visit a depressing experience.他觉得整个访问是个令人沮丧的经历。opp uplifting → moving ➡ see also depress → discourage 2 , depressed → depressed , depression → gloom ▸ depressingly adverb◆a depressingly familiar experience令人感到腻烦的经历■ dark (of an attitude or time) unpleasant and without offering any hope that sth good will happen（态度）忧郁的；（时代）无望的◆the film is a dark vision of the future.这部影片呈现了一幅暗淡无光的未来图景。◆the theatre stayed open even in the darkest days of the war.这家剧院即使在战争中最黑暗的日子里仍然开门营业。■ pessimistic /pesɪmɪstɪk/ expecting bad things to happen or sth not to be successful悲观的；悲观主义的◆they appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.他们对取胜的可能性显得出奇地悲观。◆he seems to take a rather pessimistic view of human nature.他似乎对人性持相当悲观的看法。opp optimistic → optimistic ▸ pessimism noun [uncountable] ◆a mood of pessimism悲观的情绪opp optimism → hope noun 1 ■ miserable /mɪzrəbl/ (of a situation) making you feel very unhappy or uncomfortable（状况）使难受的，使不舒服的，令人不快的◆i spent a miserable weekend alone at home.我独自一人在家度过了一个惨兮兮的周末。◆what a miserable day (= cold and wet)!又冷又湿，多么难受的一天啊！◆the play was a miserable failure.这部剧是个可悲的失败。 ➡ see also misery → distress ▸ miserably adverb◆he failed miserably as an actor.作为演员，他极其失败。note 辨析 depressing or miserable? depressing is used especially to show feelings of sympathy for other people's problems or the bad state of the world in general; miserable usually describes your unhappy feelings about your own situation. * depressing 尤指他人的困难或世界总体上的糟糕状况令人同情，miserable 通常指自身处境令自己不满◆the report on the state of water pollution paints a depressing picture.关于水污染情况的报告描绘了一幅令人沮丧的景象。◆the report on the state of water pollution paints a miserable picture. ◆my school days were thoroughly miserable.我上学时的日子过得惨极了。◆my school days were thoroughly depressing. ■ downbeat /daʊnbiːt/ (rather informal) (of an attitude) dull or depressing; not hopeful about the future（态度）沉闷的，令人沮丧的；悲观的◆the overall mood of the meeting was downbeat.会议气氛总体上是沉闷的。◆their assessment of the uk's economic prospects is downbeat.他们对英国经济前景的看法是悲观的。 opp upbeat → optimistic ■ black (rather informal) without hope; very depressing无希望的；令人沮丧的◆the future looks pretty black, i'm afraid.前景看来恐怕很暗淡。◆it's been another black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses.东北部又经历了一个黑色的日子，当地公布的失业人数再度上升。negativecausing damage to a relationship, to a business or a country's economy, or to a person's health or happiness（对关系、企业、国家经济或健康幸福）有害的，有损的◆the crisis had a negative effect on trade.这场危机对贸易产生了很坏的影响。◆the whole experience was definitely more positive than negative.整个体验当然是利大于弊。ⓘ negative is used especially to describe the effect, impact, influence, consequences or side effects of sth. * negative 尤与 effect、impact、influence、consequences 或 side effects 搭配。 opp positive → valuable 2 ➡ see also negative → negative negativethinking only about what is bad in a situation; without hope or enthusiasm消极的；负面的；缺乏热情的◆he's been rather negative about the idea.他对这个想法一直没什么热情。◆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。◆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。◆'he probably won't show up.' 'don't be so negative.'“他很可能不会露面。”“别那么泄气嘛。”opp positive → optimistic , positive → good 6 ➡ see also negative → harmful negative¹/ˈnegətɪv ||; ˈnɛgətɪv/adj1. bad or harmful 坏的；有害的: ◇the effects of the new rule have been rather negative. 新规定的效果很糟糕。 2. only thinking about the bad qualities of sb/sth 消极的；负面的: ◇i'm feeling very negative about my job -- in fact i'm thinking about leaving. 我对自己的工作感到很没劲─事实上我正考虑离职。◇if you go into the match with a negative attitude, you'll never win. 你要是抱着消极的态度参加比赛，就永远也赢不了。 3. (used about a word, phrase or sentence) meaning ‘no’ or ‘not’ （指词、短语或句子）表示否定的: ◇a negative sentence 否定句◇his reply was negative/he gave a negative reply (= he said ‘no’). 他的答复是否定的。 [opp] affirmative 反义词为affirmative 4. (used about a medical or scientific test) showing that sth has not happened or has not been found （指医学或科学测试）负的，阴性的: ◇the results of the pregnancy test were negative. 妊娠试验结果呈阴性。 5. (used about a number) less than zero （指数字）小于零的，负的 [opp] for senses 1, 2, 4 and 5 positive 第1、2、4及5义的反义词皆为positive ➔negatively advnegative²/ˈnegətɪv ||; ˈnɛgətɪv/noun[c] 1. a word, phrase or sentence that says or means ‘no’ or ‘not’ 否定词；否定语；否定句: ◇aisha answered in the negative (= she said no). 艾莎的回答是否定的。◇‘never’, ‘neither’ and ‘nobody’ are all negatives. never、neither及nobody都是否定词。 [opp] affirmative 反义词为affirmative 2. a piece of film from which we can make a photograph. the light areas of a negative are dark on the final photograph and the dark areas are light. 负片；底片negativesee ⇨ criticize 6 ⇨ harm 3 ⇨ none/nothing 3 ⇨ prove 2 • • •• ⇨ answer/reply in the negative• ⇨ have a negative impact on☞ negative¹☞ negative² |
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