Although the negative emotions associated with romantic love — fear of loss, disappointment and jealousy — are fairly consistent across cultures, the positive feelings can vary.
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they often fail to see each other's negative qualities
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While elderly people tend to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) negative effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research.
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ADJ-GRADED
(事實、局勢或經歷)不悅的，沮喪的，有害的
A fact, situation, or experience that is negative is unpleasant, depressing, or harmful.
例句
The news from overseas is overwhelmingly negative...
來自海外的消息特別不容樂觀。
All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal justice system.
這一切對刑事司法制度產生了極壞的影響。
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ADJ-GRADED
消極的;悲觀的
If someone is negative or has a negative attitude, they consider only the bad aspects of a situation, rather than the good ones.
例句
When asked for your views about your current job, on no account must you be negative about it...
被問及你對自己目前工作的看法時，無論如何不要流露出消極情緒。
Why does the media present such a negative view of this splendid city?
媒體為什么對這座光彩奪目的城市持如此悲觀的看法？
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ADJ
(回答或決定)否定的，表示否認的
A negative reply or decision indicates the answer 'no'.
例句
Dr Velayati gave a vague but negative response...
韋拉亞提醫生給了一個含糊而否定的回答。
Upon a negative decision, the applicant loses the protection offered by Belgian law...
一旦得到否定裁決，申請人就失去了比利時法律的保護。
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N-COUNT
否定詞;否定語;否定表示
A negative is a word, expression, or gesture that means 'no' or 'not'.
例句
In the past we have heard only negatives when it came to following a healthy diet.
說到遵循健康飲食習慣，我們過去聽到的都是否定的說法。
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ADJ
(語法中)否定句的，否定式的
In grammar, a negative clause contains a word such as 'not', 'never', or 'no-one'.
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ADJ
(醫學檢查或科學試驗)呈陰性的，結果為否定的
If a medical test or scientific test is negative, it shows no evidence of the medical condition or substance that you are looking for.
例句
So far 57 have taken the test and all have been negative.
到目前為止，參加測試的有57人，測試結果均呈陰性。
...negative test results.
陰性測試結果
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N-COUNT
(攝影的)負片，底片
In photography, a negative is an image that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark. Negatives are made from a camera film, and are used to print photographs.
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ADJ
負的;負極的
A negative charge or current has the same electrical charge as an electron.
例句
Stimulate the site of greatest pain with a small negative current.
以微弱負電流刺激疼得最厲害的部位。
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ADJ
(數字、數量等)小于零的，負的
A negative number, quantity, or measurement is less than zero.
例句
The weakest students can end up with a negative score.
最差的學生可能會以負分收場。
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PHRASE
(指回答)否定的，否定地
If an answer is in the negative, it is 'no' or means 'no'.
例句
The Council answered those questions in the negative...
委員會對那些問題的答復是否定的。
Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.
79人投贊成票，沒有人投反對票。
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PHRASE
否定句的;否定式的
If a sentence is in the negative, it contains a word such as 'not', 'never', or 'no-one'.
例句
'I went' in the negative is 'I did not go'.
I went (我去了)的否定式是 I did not go (我沒去)。
Noun
1. a reply of denial;
"he answered in the negative"2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with black and white tones reversed
Verb
1. vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent;
"The President vetoed the bill"Adjective
1. characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition or resistance; having no positive features;
"a negative outlook on life""a colorless negative personality""a negative evaluation""a negative reaction to an advertising campaign"2. reckoned in a direction opposite to that regarded as positive
3. having a negative electric charge;
"electrons are negative"4. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial
5. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant;
"ran a negative campaign""delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"6. not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition;
"the HIV test was negative"7. less than zero;
"a negative number"8. designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions;
"negative criticism"9. involving disadvantage or harm;
"minus (or negative) factors"