1 showing no reaction, feeling or interest; not active 冷漠的；不关心的；被动的: Some people prefer to play a passive role in meetings. 有些人在会议上宁可表现得消极被动。

2 used about the form of a verb or a sentence when the subject of the sentence is affected by the action of the verb （用于动词形式或句子）被动语态的，被动式的: In the sentence ‘He was bitten by a dog’, the verb is passive. 在He was bitten by a dog这句中，动词是被动式。 You can also say: ‘The verb is in the passive’. 表示动词是被动式，可说The verb is in the passive。 ☞Look at active. 参看active。 ➔passively adv