单词 | positive |
释义 | positivepositiverpositivestpositivepositive AC /ˈpɒzətɪv $ ˈpɑː-/ adjective1hopeful and confident OPP negative: You should try and be more positive.shall 你应当尽量乐观些。positive attitude/approacha positive attitude to life积极的生活态度2good or useful OPP negative: Reducing stress has a positive effect on health.reducehave 减轻压力对健康有良好作用。The school has made a positive contribution to the community.havemake 这所学校对社区作出了积极贡献。I wanted to do something positive to help him.want我想做些有益的事来帮助他。3expressing support, agreement, or approval OPP negative: We’ve had a positive response to our suggestions.havesuggestion我们提出的建议得到了积极的回应。4showing that you definitely want to achieve something: The situation requires positive action by the government.require 这个局面要求政府采取积极行动。We’re taking positive steps to ensure that it doesn’t happen again.takestep我们正采取积极措施确保此事不再发生。5[not before noun] very sure that something is true SYN certain: ‘Are you sure you don’t want a drink?’ ‘Positive.’be“你肯定不要来杯饮料吗?”“肯定不要。”positive (that)I’m absolutely positive I locked the door.lock我绝对肯定我把门锁上了。6showing that there can be no doubt that something is true: the first positive evidence that life exists on other planetsexistplanet其他行星上存在生命的第一条确切证据7a scientific test that is positive shows that a chemical or medical condition is present OPP negative: He tested positive for drugs.testdrug他的毒品检测呈阳性。8technical a positive number is higher than zero9technical having the type of electrical charge that is carried by protonsTHESAURUS: positivesure believing that something is definitely true or correct: Are you sure Bill was there?bebecertain completely sure. Certain is more formal than sure: We are certain that you will find our website useful.beconvinced sure that something is true, even though you cannot prove it: She became convinced that he was in love with her.becomeconvincebepositive especially spoken completely sure that something is true, especially when other people are not sure: I’m positive you said we were meeting at seven.saybemeetsatisfied sure that you know the truth about something that has happened, because you have enough information: I am satisfied it was an accident.besatisfybeconfident sure that something good will happen or that you will achieve something: We are very confident of victory.beI’m confident that the show will be a great success.have no doubt (also be in no doubt) to have no doubts in your mind about something: I have no doubt that you’re right. |
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