| 词汇 | positive |
| 释义 | positive adjective uk /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/ us /ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/ positiveadjective (HOPEFUL)B1 full of hope and confidence, or giving cause for hope and confidence: 建设性的;积极的;怀有希望的 a positive attitude乐观的态度 On a more positive note, we're seeing signs that the housing market is picking up.更乐观地说，我们看到了房地产市场正在好转的迹象。 The past ten years have seen some very positive developments in East-West relations.在过去的10年中东西方关系有了一些非常积极的发展。 There was a very positive response to our new design - people seemed very pleased with it.我们的新设计得到了非常积极的回应——看来人们对该产品非常满意。 Opposite negative(WITHOUT HOPE) The most important thing is to go into the exam feeling positive. It's a humbling experience to see people being so positive about life when they have so little.看到人们在他们拥有的东西很少的时候对生活如此积极，这是一种令人羞愧的经历。 He has a fairly positive outlook on life.他的人生观相当积极。 While claiming to promote positive images of women, advertisers are in fact doing the very opposite.虽然刊登广告的一方声称要宣传女性的正面形象，但实际的所作所为却往往恰恰相反。 The UN called on all parties in the conflict to take a positive stance towards the new peace initiative.联合国呼吁冲突各方对新的和平倡议采取积极姿态。 Hoping and hopefulness appealingly beyond someone's expectations boosterish boosterism bright spot fancy hope springs eternalidiom hopeful hopefully hopefulness it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom over-optimism over-optimistic over-optimistically pin your hopes on something/someoneidiom pious pipe dream positively wing wishfully positiveadjective (CERTAIN)B2 certain and without any doubt: 有把握的，确信的，肯定的 [ + (that) ]Are you positive (that) you saw me switch the iron off?你肯定你看到我关掉了熨斗的开关吗？ "Are you sure it's okay for me to use your mother's car?" "Positive."“你肯定我可以开你母亲的车？”“完全肯定。” "It was him - I saw him take it." "Are you positive about that?"“是他——我看到他拿的。”“你对此肯定吗？” certain about something certainI feel certain that this change will be for the best. know/say for certainI can't say for certain, but I think he's coming to the party. sureDon't worry - I'm sure it won't be a problem. positive"Are you sure you let the cat in?" "I'm positive." Confidence & self-assurance amour propre aplomb assertive assertively assertiveness dogmatism dogmatist empowered feel certain fierce rest assured safe safety blanket security blanket self-assertion timeline to be sureidiom too cool for schoolidiom unbowed unintimidated positiveadjective (TEST RESULT)C2 (of a test) showing that an illness, condition, drug, chemical, etc. is present: （医学检测）呈阳性的 a positive pregnancy test呈阳性的妊娠检测 She learned the next day that the test was positive, and her doctor prescribed antibiotics. Opposite negative(TEST RESULT) (of a person or thing) having had a positive test result for something: When the doctor told me I was positive, it was a total shock. He's HIV positive. She tested positive for hepatitis. The urine sample was positive for codeine. General bodily disorders add agenesis albinism anal fissure atrophic collapsed froth gammy microcephaly monocyte disorder necrosis non-systemic overactive rupture scurvy septic suppurate systemic weep weeping You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Disease & illness - general words positiveadjective (GRAMMAR)language specialized A positive sentence or phrase is not a negative sentence (= one that states that something is false) or a question: "I have a plan" is a positive sentence. Compare negative language specialized A positive adjective or adverb is not comparative (= expressing the idea of "more") or superlative(= expressing the idea of "most"): Grammarians would say we are descending the descriptive scale for adjectives, from superlative to comparative to positive. Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive appositively attributively collocate concord dative declension direct object genitive indirect object nominal plural plurally post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive syntax positiveadjective (COMPLETE)[ before noun ] (used to add force to an expression) complete: （用于加强语气）完全的 Far from being a nuisance, she was a positive joy to have around.有她在身边完全是个乐趣，一点儿都不令人讨厌。 Linguistics: very & extreme abjectly absolutely abundantly abundantly clear beyond biblical downright extraordinarily extremely imagine infinitely particularly richly stupefyingly super super-duper super-spectacular superabundantly totally violently positiveadjective (ABOVE ZERO)(of a number or amount) more than zero: （数或量）正的 Two is a positive number.2是正数。 Opposite negative(BELOW ZERO) Terms for numbers -handed additive inverse aliquot common denominator common factor common multiple exponent fortyfold fourfold GCF hundredfold real number reciprocal recurring recurring number remainder twelvefold twentyfold twofold weighting positiveadjective (ELECTRICITY)being the type of electrical charge that is carried by protons正电的，正极的 Opposite negative(ELECTRICITY) Electricity & electronics anodize anti-static arc bitstream brownout capacitance chargeable electricity high-voltage homing induction linesman magnet multimeter negatively non-electric non-electrical non-electronic solid-state transistorized positiveadjective (BLOOD TYPE)having the rhesus factor in the blood: 血液中含猕因子的;Rh阳性的 My blood type is O positive.我的血型是 O 型 Rh 因子呈阳性。 The circulatory system & blood ABO accessory pathway adventitia adventitial ANA auricle bicuspid valve corpuscle femoral artery glomus granulocyte haematogenous haemic phagocyte portal system precava pulmonary artery pulmonary vein pulmonic tricuspid valve positiveadjective (PHOTOGRAPHY)A positive image shows dark areas of what is being photographed as dark and light areas of what is being photographed as light: He transfers the printed photograph to a large canvas backing using a computer able to read a positive image and reproduce it in polychrome. Compare negative Photography aerial photograph airbrush analogue aperture backlight backlighting expose ghost image ghosting glossy golden hour grainy halation pap photojournalism photojournalist photoshoot pic picture Polaroid Related wordpositiveness positive noun[ C ] uk /ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/ us /ˈpɑː.zə.t̬ɪv/ positivenoun[C] (GOOD THING)A positive in a situation is a good thing about it: I sat down and wrote out the positives and negatives of having a baby. They said employees should see the merger as a positive for the company. Good and excellent things badass be the best thing since sliced breadidiom beatification beaut beauty flagship grouse hidden depths high-end humdinger jewel jim-dandy keeper peach queen screamer sleeping beauty the jewel in the crownidiom the real deal the Rolls-Royce of somethingidiom positivenoun[C] (TEST RESULT)a result of a scientific test that shows something exists or is present: I thought a positive meant I'd have to get screened more often. The doping scandal started with an unexpected rash of positives. See also false positive Marks & results 2:1 2:2 B, b C, c class continuous assessment formatively GPA grade boundary grade-point average honor student pass passing grade positivity S, s score second class straight As straight-A third positivenoun[C] (PHOTOGRAPH)a normal image in which dark areas of what is being photographed appear dark and light areas of what is being photographed appear light : Using this online tool, it is possible to make a positive from the negative of a photo. Compare negative Photography aerial photograph airbrush analogue aperture backlight backlighting expose ghost image ghosting glossy golden hour grainy halation pap photojournalism photojournalist photoshoot pic picture Polaroid positive | American Dictionarypositive adjective us/ˈpɑz·ə·t̬ɪv/ positiveadjective (CERTAIN)without any doubt; certain: I’m absolutely positive that he’s the man I saw. positiveadjective (HAPPY)happy or hopeful, or giving cause for happiness or hope: It’s important to have a positive attitude when you have a serious illness. positiveadjective (MEDICAL TEST)[ not gradable ] (of a medical test) showing that the disease or condition for which the person is being tested does exist: Her TB test was positive. positiveadjective (COMPLETE)[ not gradable ] (used to add force to an expression) complete: She was a positive joy to have around. positiveadjective (MORE THAN ZERO)[ not gradable ] algebra (of a number or amount) more than zero: Two is a positive number. positiveadjective (ELECTRICITY)[ not gradable ] physics of the type of electrical charge that a proton has positive | Business Englishpositive adjective uk /ˈpɒzətɪv/us good or useful: Net exports were making a strong positive contribution to western European economic growth. a positive development/moveIn general, this is a positive development for consumers because it increases convenience and choice. a positive aspect/effect/impactThese measures should have positive effects on exports and employment. a positive outcome/resultSuch methods do achieve positive results when certain key conditions are in place. Compare negativeadjective expressing agreement or support: positive feedback/a positive responseThe response to the marketing campaign has been extremely positive. Compare negativeadjective relating to a number or an amount that is more than zero: a positive balanceThe current account has also posted positive balances and this trend will continue. Compare negativeadjective hopeful and confident about a situation: a positive approach/assessment/attitude remain positive about/on sthThe company remains positive on the outlook for high-yield bonds this year. On a more positive note, we're seeing signs that the housing market is picking up. positive news for/on sthpositive news on trading/for sterling Compare negativeadjective used to describe strong action that is taken to achieve something: Positive action has been taken to change the image of the company. a positive step toward sth/doing sthSome Wall Street analysts described the management shakeup as a positive step toward restoring the company's credibility. positivelyadverb react/respond positively to sthFinancial markets reacted positively to the news. positive noun[ C or S ] uk /ˈpɒzətɪv/us a good aspect, situation, etc.: Higher short-term rates that slow inflation are a positive, not a negative, for bonds. a lot of/a number of/many positives As an employer you should emphasize the positive to your employees continually. Compare negative Examples of positivepositive The positive part aims to show that adoption and practice are sufficient to create the fundamental plans of a legal system. These were mentioned by 24 (75%) of the men who reported positive returns, but by only eight (38%) of those who did not. But here, we have quitted the positive history, to enter into the realm of representations, which requires a different approach. For many, trust was borne out of positive experience from past referrals. It turns out that this difficulty considerably slows down both tasks, as compared to the scenario with positive knowledge radius. The behaviorally oriented intervention produced significant reductions in coercive parenting and improvements in positive parenting. A point should however be stressed: to get only positive shares, d must be smaller than 1, which is not always the case. To determine whether children actually produced ' happen ' more often in negative than positive contexts, the order of occurrence of surrounding utterances within episodes was examined. That is, there were more negative contexts surrounding ' happen ' than positive and neutral combined. As the time horizon is extended, 0 increases and becomes positive after 54 weeks, and the uncertainty surrounding 0 increases. On neither coast, however, do fisher training programs provide a positive and significant impact in terms of technical efficiency. There was a significant positive relationship between monthly rainfall, monthly minimum temperatures and flavonoid concentration, but no relationship was found with leaf age. Its meta-analysis demonstrates that fluency can be taught and that it has a positive impact on reading comprehension abilities. Ratings for positive, negative and depressive symptoms were available for 40 of the patients. Positive coping and perceived social support did not protect against symptoms. See all examples of positive These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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