BAD 坏的, harmful, unpleasant, or not wanted

有害的; 不良的;

My drinking was starting to have a negative effect on my work.

喝酒开始对我的工作产生不良影响。

the negative aspects of ageing

年岁增长的消极层面

On the negative side , it will cost a lot.

从坏的方面讲，它要花很多钱。

NOT LIKING SB / STH 不喜欢某人/某事物, considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not the good ones

消极的，负面的;

students with a negative attitude to school

对上学抱消极态度的学生

They have a uniformly negative image of the police.

他们都对警察印象不好。

Jean rarely sounded so negative about her mother.

说起她的母亲，琼的口气很少如此消极。

NO / NOT 不, saying or meaning 'no'

拒绝的; 否定的:

SCIENTIFIC TEST 科学试验, not showing any sign of the chemical or medical condition that was being looked for

〔结果〕阴性的;

The pregnancy test was negative.

妊娠化验结果为阴性。

A person can be recently infected by HIV and have a negative result.

刚刚染上艾滋病病毒的人化验结果可能是阴性。

ELECTRICITY 电, [technical] a negative CHARGE is carried by ELECTRONS

阴极的，负极的;

NUMBER / QUANTITY 数/量, less than zero

负的，小于零的;

negative numbers

负数

a negative return on our investment (=a loss)

我们投资的负收益

BLOOD 血, [technical] used in the names of blood types, meaning not having RHESUS FACTOR Rh

阴性的;

an 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:

black and white photographic negatives

黑白照片的底片

a statement or expression that means 'no'

否定，不;

The majority of people, when asked whether or not they are creative, will reply in the negative .

当被问及是否具有创造性时，大多数人都会给出否定的回答。

something bad or harmful

坏的（有害的）事情:

The negatives outweigh the positives on this issue.

在这个问题上弊大于利。

a negative result from a chemical or scientific test

〔化验或科学试验中的〕阴性结果:

The test will give a proportion of false negatives.

这种化验会出现一定比例的假阴性结果。

to refuse to accept a proposal or request

否决; 拒绝

to prove something to be untrue

否定; 否认; 证明…错误