negative1/ˋnɛgətIv; ˈneɡətIv/adj 1 bad or harmful [ positive ] 坏的﹔有害的: Late nights were starting to have a negative effect on my work. 经常熬夜开始对我的工作产生不良影响。Technological innovation also has a negative side . 技术革新也有不好的一面。2 thinking only about the bad things about a situation, person etc [ positive ] 消极的﹐负面的: teenagers with a negative attitude towards authority 对权威有逆反心理的青少年+about She's been very negative about school lately. 最近她的学习态度非常消极。3 a) a negative answer or reply means ‘no’ [ affirmative ]〔回答或答复〕否定的﹐拒绝的: We were puzzled by their negative response to our request. 他们拒绝了我们的请求﹐我们对此感到不解。 b) a negative sentence or phrase contains a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’, or ‘nothing’〔句子或短语〕含有否定词的﹐否定式的4 a scientific test that is negative shows that a particular chemical or medical condition has not been found [ positive ]〔科学试验结果〕阴性的: The pregnancy test was negative. 妊娠化验结果为阴性。5 less than zero 负的﹐小于零的: negative numbers 负数6 technical a negative electrical current is carried by ELECTRONS [ positive ]【术语】阴极的﹐负极的—negatively adv
negative2n [C] 1 a word or phrase that means ‘no’ 否定词﹐否定语 2 a camera film from which you can print a photograph. A negative shows dark areas as light, and light areas as dark. 底片﹔负片see box at见 CAMERA 方框