negativeadjective(BELOW ZERO)
[ before noun ]
used to show that temperatures are less than zero: 零下的
Temperatures could fall to minus eight tonight.今晚气温会降到零下8度。
[ after noun ]
used after a mark given to written work to mean that it is of a slightly lower standard than that mark: 略差一些的，稍差的
I got A minus for my English homework.我的英语作业得了 A-。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Addition, subtraction, multiplication & division
add
add (something) up
addition sign
additive
arithmetical
half
halve
highest common factor
long division
power
quadruply
quintuple
quotient
recursion
round something down
sextuple
square
subtract
table
treble

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Marks & results

minusadjective (DISADVANTAGE)

[ before noun ]
used to describe a disadvantage or bad point: 不利的；不好的
One of the minus points of working at home is not having social contact with colleagues.在家工作的一个不利之处是缺乏和同事的交往。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Advantage and disadvantage
ace
an ace up your sleeveidiom
attraction
be well in thereidiom
be/stay/keep one jump aheadidiom
have it both waysidiom
have something on your sideidiom
have the inside trackidiom
have the odds/cards stacked against youidiom
head start
leg
lock
milk
privileged
profit from something
racing start
saving grace
scent bloodidiom
stick
the best of both worldsidiom

minus | American Dictionary

minus
preposition
us/ˈmɑɪ·nəs/(symbol−)

minuspreposition (SUBTRACTION)

reduced by the stated number:
Five minus one is four.
Minus can also mean without:
Tell me the story again, minus the cuteness.
minus
noun[ C ]
us/ˈmɑɪ·nəs/pluralminuses

minusnoun[C] (DISADVANTAGE)

a disadvantage:
Not having any experience is a big minus.
minus
adjective[ not gradable ]
us/ˈmɑɪ·nəs/(symbol−)

minusadjective[not gradable] (SUBTRACTION)

less than zero:
Temperatures will be dropping to minus 10.

Note:

Used with a number or amount.
A mark such as B-minus (B−) or C-minus (C−) given to a student’s work means that the work is slightly worse than if it were given the B or C mark.

minus | Business English

minus
preposition
uk /ˈmaɪnəs/us
reduced by a particular number or amount:
The cost is £1500 minus the deposit of £150 that you have already paid.
Book value is simply the value of a company's assets minus its debts.
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pluspreposition
minus
adjective
uk /ˈmaɪnəs/us
[ before noun ]
used to show that an amount is less than zero:
temperatures of minus 10 degrees Celsius
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plusadjective
used to show that something is a disadvantage or bad feature:
One of the minus points of working from home is the lack of social contact with colleagues.
On the minus side, changes to the handling of software orders could cause delays.
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plusadjective
minus
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmaɪnəs/us
a disadvantage or bad feature:
Length of service with a company can be seen as a plus or a minus.
(alsominus sign)
the - sign, written in front of a number to show that it has a value of less than 0:
The directors will not be happy as long as the figures start with a minus.
In your search text, put a minus in front of words that you do not want to be in the document.
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plusnoun

Examples of minus

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There is a serious problem of many people, especially young men, becoming mini criminals by participating in smuggling.
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All those locations are prized by developers as locations for mini towns or expanded villages.
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Whatever system is put in place will not be perfect and there will always be pluses and minuses.
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I concede immediately that, in this context, there are pluses and minuses in imposing arbitrary time limits.
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At 70 miles an hour, a mini can be a dangerous motorised tin can.
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I do not know whether two minuses make a plus.
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We see mini steel works being added to the private sector.
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Over the past four years there has been substantial updating in the range of hearing aids available, including in-the-ear aids, high-frequency aids and mini aids.
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However, no system is perfect, and there have been a few minuses.
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There are some pluses but lots of minuses.
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One can talk about parallel progress as advances that do not involve any concessions or minuses.
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The elections review recommended several ways that could be done—on paper or electronically, each of which has pluses and minuses.
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All buses, including mini and midi-sized buses, are subject to construction regulations to ensure adequate passenger safety.
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The concept of the urban development corporation, whether it be mini or maxi, is one of the great motor ideas of this era.
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Older mini buses must comply with specific regulations according to their actual use.
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