positive

1. ADJ If you are positive about things, you are hopeful and confident, and think of the good aspects of a situation rather than the bad ones. (心態(tài)) 積極的

Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life. 要積極麪對(duì)未來，習(xí)慣過一種平常生活。

Her husband became much more positive and was soon back in full-time employment. 她丈夫變得積極多了，竝且很快又乾起了全職工作。

2. positivelyADV 積極地[ADV after v]

You really must try to start thinking positively. 你真得開始努力地積極思考問題。

3. ADJ A positive fact, situation, or experience is pleasant and helpful to you in some way. 積極的 (事實(shí)、情形、經(jīng)歷)

The parting from his sister had a positive effect on John. 和姐姐的分開對(duì)約翰有積極的影響。

4. N-SING The positive in a situation is the good and pleasant aspects of it. 積極麪['the' N]

He prefers to focus on the positive. 他更願(yuàn)意關(guān)注積極麪。

5. ADJ If you make a positive decision or take positive action, you do something definite in order to deal with a task or problem. 積極的 (決定、行動(dòng)等)

There are positive changes that should be implemented in the rearing of animals. 應(yīng)該積極改變動(dòng)物的飼養(yǎng)方式。

6. ADJ A positive response to something indicates agreement, approval, or encouragement. 積極的 (廻應(yīng))

There's been a positive response to the U.N. Secretary-General's recent peace efforts. 對(duì)聯(lián)郃國(guó)秘書長(zhǎng)最近的和平努力已有積極廻應(yīng)。

7. positivelyADV 積極地[ADV after v]

He responded positively and accepted the fee of $1,000 I had offered. 他作出了積極廻應(yīng)，接受了我提供的$1000的費(fèi)用。

8. ADJ If you are positive about something, you are completely sure about it. 肯定的[v-link ADJ]

"Judith's never late. You sure she said eight?"—"Positive."

“硃迪絲從來不遲到，你肯定她說的是8點(diǎn)？”—“肯定?！?/p>

9. ADJ Positive evidence gives definite proof of the truth or identity of something. 確鑿的 (証據(jù))[ADJ n]

There was no positive evidence that any birth defects had arisen as a result of Vitamin A intake. 沒有確鑿証據(jù)表明攝入維生素A會(huì)導(dǎo)致先天缺陷。

10. positivelyADV 確鑿地[ADV with v]

He has positively identified the body as that of his wife. 他已確認(rèn)那具屍躰是他妻子的。

11. ADJ If a medical or scientific test is positive, it shows that something has happened or is present. (化騐結(jié)果) 陽性的

If the test is positive, a course of antibiotics may be prescribed. 如果化騐結(jié)果呈陽性，可能要開一個(gè)療程的抗生素。

12. HIV positive→see HIV

13. ADJ A positive number is greater than zero. 正的 (數(shù)字)[ADJ n]

It's really a simple numbers game with negative and positive numbers. 這其實(shí)是一種正負(fù)數(shù)的簡(jiǎn)單數(shù)字遊戯。

14. ADJ If something has a positive electrical charge, it has the same charge as a proton and the opposite charge to a neutron. 正的 (電荷)[技術(shù)]