1[only before noun]British EnglishBrE used to talk about a disadvantage of a thing or situation 负面的;使显得有缺陷的OPP plus
‘Any minus points?’ ‘Well, the engine is rather noisy.’
“有什么毛病吗?”“嗯,发动机噪音很大。”
On the minus side, there is no free back-up service if things go wrong.
不足之处是出了问题没有免费的技术支持服务。
2less than zero – used especially when talking about temperatures 零下的〔尤指温度〕
At night temperatures sometimes fall to minus 30°.
晚上气温有时降至零下30度。
a minus quantity
负量
3.A minus/B minus etcSEa mark used in a system of judging students’ work. An ‘A minus’ is slightly lower than an ‘A’, but higher than a ‘B’.A减[A–]/B减[B–]等〔给学生打成绩时用〕OPP plus
Examples from the Corpus
minus• The temperature dropped to almost minus 40.• a tradedeficit of minus £4bn
minus points• Self-assessment First sit down and make a list of your plus and minus points.• All colours have their plus and minus points and there are times when a particular colour is best.
From Longman Business Dictionary
minusmi·nus1 /ˈmaɪnəs/prepositionprep
used to show that you are taking one number or quantity from anotherSYN LESS
Net income is gross income minus income tax and National Insurance.