/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 adv negative²/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