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negative
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neg·a·tive1 /ˈneɡətɪv/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL adjectiveadj
2 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
3 no/not 不
a) NOsaying or meaning ‘no’ 拒绝的；否定的
4 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
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 adverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
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.
negative2 AWL noun [countableC]
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
Examples from the Corpus
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.
From Longman Business Dictionary
negativeneg·a·tive /ˈnegətɪv/ adjectiveadj
1bad or harmful
The Bank’s refusal to cut interest rates is having a negative effect on the economy.
2saying or meaning ‘no’
a negative response
3considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones
negative about
Stock analysts are growing increasingly negative about general insurance stocks.
4less than zero
The 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 adverbadv
Financial markets reacted negatively to the Fed’s announcement.
neg·a·tive1 adjectiveadjnegative2 nounnegative3 verb
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⇨ negative (a negative attitude) ⇨ harmful (a negative effect) negative negative ♦︎ bleak ♦︎ gloomy ♦︎ depressing ♦︎ dark ♦︎ pessimistic ♦︎ miserable ♦︎ downbeat ♦︎ black These 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
PATTERNS 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 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 ◆ '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。 gloom ⇨ gloom NOTE 辨析 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／展望／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.如今求职会令人非常沮丧。 ◆ 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 depress ⇨ discourage 2 , depressed ⇨ depressed , depression ⇨ gloom ▸ depressingly ◆ 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 ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk 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 [uncountable ] ◆ a mood of pessimism悲观的情绪 OPP optimism ⇨ hope noun 1 ■ miserable ˈmɪzrəbl (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。 misery ⇨ distress ▸ miserably ◆ He failed miserably as an actor.作为演员，他极其失败。 NOTE 辨析 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 ˈdaʊnbiːt (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 (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。
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| downbeat | ➔ | negative | ➔ | miserable |
| bleak | dark | |||
| gloomy | black | |||
| depressing | ||||
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Words used to describe criticism: accusatory, accusing, acerbic...
Opposed to someone or something: opposed, opposing, hostile...
Dangerous or harmful: dangerous, harmful, disastrous...
Without hope: the glass is half full (empty), hopeless, gloomy...
Words used to describe medical treatments, appliances and medicines: antenatal, antibacterial, aseptic...
Electricity and electrical power: AC, active, alternating current...
Words used to describe numbers: annualized, average, binary...
Photographs and types of photographs: blow-up, close-up, daguerreotype...
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence: accusative, adjunct, allomorph...
Miscellaneous bad things: a necessary evil, a sore point/spot/subject, bear/take the brunt of something...
To refuse to think about, believe or accept something: turn down, ignore, dismiss...
To try to show that an idea or belief is wrong: dispute, disprove, debunk...
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