negative adj. ⇨negative (a negative attitude)⇨harmful (a negative effect)negative
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negative ♦︎ bleak ♦︎ gloomy ♦︎ depressing ♦︎ dark ♦︎ pessimistic ♦︎ miserable ♦︎ downbeat ♦︎ blackThese words all describe a person or attitude without hope or enthusiasm for the future and expecting bad things to happen.這些詞均表示消極的、悲觀的、令人沮喪的。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達令人沮喪的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆negative / pessimistic / miserable about sth◆a negative / bleak / gloomy / pessimistic outlook◆negative / gloomy / depressing / dark / black thoughts◆a negative / bleak / gloomy / pessimistic view◆a negative / gloomy / depressing / pessimistic conclusion◆a negative / gloomy / pessimistic report◆to paint a negative / bleak / gloomy / depressing / pessimistic picture (of sb / sth)◆to sound negative / gloomy / pessimistic / downbeat◆to look bleak / gloomy / pessimistic / black◆very negative / bleak / gloomy / depressing / dark / pessimistic / miserable / black◆extremely negative / bleak / depressing / dark / pessimistic◆rather negative / bleak / gloomy / depressing / pessimistic / miserable■negativethinking only about what is bad in a situation; without hope or enthusiasm消極的;負面的;缺乏熱情的◆He's been rather negative about the idea.他對這個想法一直沒什麽熱情。◆Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory.科學家對這個理論的態度是相當消極的。◆We try to pinpoint the cause of any negative feelings.我們盡量準確地說明導致任何負面情緒的原因。◆'He probably won't show up.' 'Don't be so negative.'“他很可能不會露面。”“别那麽洩氣嘛。”OPPpositive ⇨ optimistic, positive ⇨ good6 see also negative ⇨ harmful■bleak bliːk (of a situation) without much hope of success or improvement in the future(狀況)不樂觀的,無望的,暗淡的◆The future looks bleak for the fishing industry.漁業前景暗淡。◆The report paints an unnecessarily bleak picture of the town.報告把這個鎮子描繪得過於慘淡。▸bleakly
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◆'There seems no hope,' she said bleakly.“好像沒希望了。”她黯然地說。■gloomy(of an attitude or situation) without much hope of success or improvement in the future(態度或狀況)不樂觀的,無望的,暗淡的◆The committee's view was in fact far from gloomy.委員會的看法事實上一點也不悲觀。◆We're quietly confident despite the gloomy predictions.盡管預測並不樂觀,我們心裏還是很自信。 see also gloom ⇨ gloomNOTE辨析 Bleak or gloomy?In many cases you can use either word.在許多情況下這兩個詞可以通用◆Suddenly, the future didn't look so bleak / gloomy after all.突然感到前途似乎並非如此暗淡。◆to paint a bleak / gloomy picture of the situation把情況描繪得很不樂觀However, bleak is used especially to describe a situation or the future.不過,bleak尤用於描述某一狀況或前景◆The future / outlook is / looks bleak.前景暗淡。Gloomy can be used in this way too, but it is more often used to describe sb's view of the situation or future. * gloomy亦有此種用法,但較常用於描述某人對狀況或前景的看法(view)◆a gloomy forecast / prognosis悲觀的預測◆gloomy predictions / prospects / thoughts悲觀的預測/展望/想法■depressing(of a situation) making you feel very sad and without enthusiasm(狀況)令人抑鬱的,令人沮喪的,令人消沉的◆Looking for a job these days can be very depressing.如今求職會令人非常沮喪。◆He found the whole visit a depressing experience.他覺得整個訪問是個令人沮喪的經歷。OPPuplifting ⇨ moving see also depress ⇨ discourage2, depressed ⇨ depressed, depression ⇨ gloom▸depressingly
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◆a depressingly familiar experience令人感到膩煩的經歷■dark(of an attitude or time) unpleasant and without offering any hope that sth good will happen(態度)憂鬱的;(時代)無望的◆The film is a dark vision of the future.這部影片呈現了一幅暗淡無光的未來圖景。◆The theatre stayed open even in the darkest days of the war.這家劇院即使在戰爭中最黑暗的日子裏仍然開門營業。■pessimistic ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk expecting bad things to happen or sth not to be successful悲觀的;悲觀主義的◆They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.他們對取勝的可能性顯得出奇地悲觀。◆He seems to take a rather pessimistic view of human nature.他似乎對人性持相當悲觀的看法。OPPoptimistic ⇨ optimistic▸pessimism
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[uncountable] ◆a mood of pessimism悲觀的情緒OPPoptimism ⇨ hopenoun1■miserable ˈmɪzrəbl (of a situation) making you feel very unhappy or uncomfortable(狀況)使難受的,使不舒服的,令人不快的◆I spent a miserable weekend alone at home.我獨自一人在家度過了一個慘兮兮的周末。◆What a miserable day(= cold and wet)!又冷又濕,多麽難受的一天啊!◆The play was a miserable failure.這部劇是個可悲的失敗。 see also misery ⇨ distress▸miserably
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◆He failed miserably as an actor.作爲演員,他極其失敗。NOTE辨析 Depressing or miserable?Depressing is used especially to show feelings of sympathy for other people's problems or the bad state of the world in general; miserable usually describes your unhappy feelings about your own situation. * depressing尤指他人的困難或世界總體上的糟糕狀況令人同情,miserable通常指自身處境令自己不滿◆The report on the state of water pollution paints a depressing picture.關於水污染情況的報告描繪了一幅令人沮喪的景象。◆The report on the state of water pollution paints a miserable picture.◆My school days were thoroughly miserable.我上學時的日子過得慘極了。◆My school days were thoroughly depressing.■downbeat ˈdaʊnbiːt (ratherinformal) (of an attitude) dull or depressing; not hopeful about the future(態度)沉悶的,令人沮喪的;悲觀的◆The overall mood of the meeting was downbeat.會議氣氛總體上是沉悶的。◆Their assessment of the UK's economic prospects is downbeat.他們對英國經濟前景的看法是悲觀的。OPPupbeat ⇨ optimistic■black (ratherinformal) without hope; very depressing無希望的;令人沮喪的◆The future looks pretty black, I'm afraid.前景看來恐怕很暗淡。◆It's been another black day for the north-east with the announcement of further job losses.東北部又經歷了一個黑色的日子,當地公布的失業人數再度上升。