positive

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英[ˈpɒzətɪv]
美[ˈpɑːzətɪv]

基本释义

adj.
积极乐观的; 建设性的; 拥护的; 正面的; 明确的; 有把握的; 阳性的; 完全的; 大于零的; 带正电的

词性变化

实用例句

a positive attitude/outlook

乐观的态度 / 前景

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the power of positive thought

乐观思想的力量

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She tried to be more positive about her new job.

她力求对新工作更有信心。

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On the positive side , profits have increased.

从好的方面看,利润增加了。

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The report ended on a positive note.

报告的结尾显得很乐观。

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We must take positive steps to deal with the problem.

我们必须采取积极步骤处理这个问题。

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It will require positive action by all in the industry.

这将需要业内全体同人和衷共济。

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We've had a very positive response to the idea.

我们对这个想法反应很好。

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to make a positive contribution to a discussion

在讨论中献计献策

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His family have been a very positive influence on him.

他的家庭对他有十分良好的影响。

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Overseas investment has had a positive effect on exports.

海外投资对出口有积极影响。

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I can't be positive about what time it happened.

我说不准这事是什么时间发生的。

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She was positive that he had been there.

她确信他曾在场。

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‘Are you sure? ’ ‘Positive. ’

“你敢肯定吗?”“绝对肯定。”

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He has a positive genius for upsetting people.

他气人的本事可大呢。

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Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life...

要对自己的未来充满信心,继续过一种正常的生活。

Her husband became much more positive and was soon back in full-time employment.

她丈夫自信大增,不久便重新开始全职工作。

The parting from his sister had a positive effect on John...

和姐姐分开对约翰来说有好处。

Working abroad should be an exciting and positive experience for all concerned.

在海外工作对所有相关人员来说都应该是一段让人兴奋而愉快的经历。

There are positive changes that should be implemented in the rearing of animals...

应该对动物饲养进行明确的改革。

He was expected to make a very positive contribution to the 1996 Games organisation...

人们期待他为1996年奥运会的组织做出积极的贡献。

There's been a positive response to the UN Secretary-General's recent peace efforts.

联合国秘书长近期为和平所作出的努力得到了积极的回应。

I'm as positive as I can be about it...

我对它有绝对的把握。

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

“她从不迟到,你肯定她说的是8点?”——“肯定。”

There was no positive evidence that any birth defects had arisen as a result of Vitamin A intake.

没有确凿证据证明,摄取维生素A会导致出生缺陷。

If the test is positive, a course of antibiotics may be prescribed...

如果化验结果呈阳性,可能会开一个疗程的抗生素。

He was stripped of his Olympic Hundred Metres gold medal after testing positive for steroids.

类固醇检测呈阳性后,他的奥运百米金牌被收回。

Good day to you, Bernard! It's a positive delight to see you...

你好,伯纳德!见到你真高兴。

He was in a positive fury...

他确实发怒了。

It's really a simple numbers game with negative and positive numbers.

它其实就是正负数的简单数字游戏。

真题例句

For many in the development community, the four objectives were seen as positive, promoting development as long as they did not cost too much.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

A reasonable assumption—don't families struggle to avoid nursing homes and suffer real guilt if they can't? In the initial results, assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture.

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Its negative effects more than cancel out its positive effects.

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Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil.

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The name Healthy Choice was chosen for the positive implication it held for consumers.

出自-2015年12月听力原文

Although the negative emotions associated with romantic love — fear of loss, disappointment and jealousy — are fairly consistent across cultures, the positive feelings can vary.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

"If you ask Japanese students to list the positive attributes they expect in a romantic partner, they rate highly things like loyalty, commitment and devotion," says O'Sullivan.

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they tend to exaggerate each other's positive qualities

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Is there power in positive thinking?

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In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts

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It is based on the concept of positive thinking.

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It has yielded positive results

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Encouraging positive thinking many do more harm than good.

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The power of positive thinking is limited

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Self-affirmation can bring a positive change to one's mood.

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Forcing a person to think positive thoughts may lower their self-esteem

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The effects of positive thinking vary from person to person.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Researchers have found that caring for the elderly can be a very positive experience.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

He maintains most of the feedback he has received has been overwhelmingly positive.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section A

He thinks AI will be positive for humans.

2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

In the initial results, assisted living residents did paint the most positive picture.

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Thankfully the emergency services have again worked well together to ensure a positive outcome.

2019年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section A

The name "Healthy Choice" was chosen for the positive implication it held for consumers.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C

The students were actually very positive about the experience.

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Thus, rising microwave sales could be seen as a positive thing.

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They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day inherit.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

The gold standard study by Harvard and Columbia University scholars found that even in high-poverty schools, teachers consistently had a huge positive or negative impact.

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Pretty positive.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

One prevalent quality we have found in teens' statements about themselves, their friends and their families is a strikingly positive emotional tone.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

In those essays, and in follow-up interviews with a few of the teenagers, we found lots of insight, positive feeling and inspirational thinking.

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

Still, there are good reasons to make positive changes in how we live and what we eat as we age.

出自-2016年6月听力原文

The Paris agreement has been widely hailed as a positive step forward in addressing climate change for all, although the details on addressing climate justice can be best described as sketchy.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

One analyst suggests it is necessary to accept both the positive and negative aspects of innovative products.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Consistent messaging of positive behaviors will show healthier lifestyles for kids to follow.

出自-2016年12月听力原文

The researchers concluded that role model selection can have a positive or negative outcome on a teenager's psychosocial development.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Even a few negative effects could be so large that they outweigh many positive effects," he says.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

The positive effects of goal-setting outweigh its negative effects

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

The personality ethic suggested it was one's attitude, not behavior, that inspired success, and this ethic was founded on a belief of positive mental attitude.

出自-2011年12月阅读原文

The personality ethic suggests that people are likely to succeed if they have positive mental attitude

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On a positive note, fathers are increasingly involving themselves with their children.

出自-2010年12月阅读原文

Barack Obama really is a positive role model for African Americans, and he was making an impact even before he got to the White House.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

Lingering racism If the Obama effect is positive for African Americans, how is it affecting their white compatriots (同胞)

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There is no easy way to measure racism directly; instead psychologists assess what is known as "implicit bias", using a computer-based test that measures how quickly people associate positive and negative words—such as "love" or "evil"—with photos of black or white faces.

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

But many papers lack interest in reporting something positive like peace, love and generosity.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

"This study shows the importance of so-called non-cognitive' or soft skills in contributing to children's positive peer relationships, which, in turn, contribute to their academic success,"said Kenneth Dodge, director of the Duke Center for Child and Fami

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A 2016 study found that users had a "consistently positive attitude" about the giraff robot's ability to enhance communication and decrease feelings of loneliness.

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A few weeks after this positive dress rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.

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Also, stereotypes are often positive, particularly of groups that we ourselves belong to.

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But the status quo can be problematic, since a change in the course of action can sometimes be important and lead to a positive outcome.

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Changing your beliefs about the nature of your self-control can have positive effects on character development.

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Exercise, diet, cognitive stimulation showed some positive effects, although the evidence was not so strong that we could actually consider these firmly established.

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Feeling both positive and negative emotions is a natural part of being human.

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However, given that there is at least some evidence for positive effects from some of these lifestyle changes, plus other benefits apparently unrelated to cognitive decline, Burke was willing to offer some recommendations.

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If we attend to these areas, a child's success may reinforce itself with positive feedback loops.

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Indifferent relationships are neither positive nor negative.

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Instead of narrowing our focus, like negative emotions do, positive emotions affect our brains in ways that increase our awareness, attention and memory.

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Now sort your list into two categories: positive emotions and negative emotions.

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Our research team has been looking at cultural differences in self-enhancing motivations, helping people have positive feelings towards not only themselves, but things connected to themselves.

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People who have plenty of positive emotions in their everyday lives tend to be happier, healthier, learn better and get along well with others.

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Positive emotions balance out negative ones, but they have other powerful benefits, too.

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Some of the statistical generalizations may be positive and some groups have reputations for being smart, for being loyal, for being brave, for all sorts of things that are not at all negative.

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Still, most people would probably rather feel a positive emotion than a negative one.

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The results highlight the need to develop effective early interventions to help those with attention on track academically and for educators to encourage positive peer relationships, the researchers said.

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The results: Teens who played the Iowa Gambling Task under the eyes of fellow adolescents engaged in more exploratory behavior, learned faster from both positive and negative outcomes, and achieved better performance on the task than those who played in s

2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B

They seem to be turning inward—generally in a pro-social manner, certainly with positive benefits for intimate relationships, but too often at the expense of a connection with the present and future world beyond, including the society they will one day in

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Chris lewis will explain how brindley made such a positive contribution to the education of that group of early "civil engineers".

2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

First, decide to do it for yourself and work towards staying positive.

2015年高考英语福建卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文

He found that science amazed times' readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

He has a positive attitude to life.

2015年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 阅读B 选项

In general, about 20% of parental involvement was positive, about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant.

2015年高考英语陕西卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Investment in arts could produce potential positive economic results.

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Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and she's also positive about what the future might bring.

2019年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

Positive thinking and action result in success.

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Prinstein came to another conclusion: not only is likability related to positive life outcomes, but it is also responsible for those outcomes, too.

2019年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Researchers analyzing word-of-mouth communication—e-mails, web posts and reviews, face-to-face conversations—found that it tended to be more positive than negative, but that didn't necessarily mean people preferred positive news.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Seeing the positive side of things doesn't mean you're ignoring what happened.

2015年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 七选五 选项

The more positive an article, the more likely it was to be shared.

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience.

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These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow.

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower.

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Whatever stage of life you're at, wherever you go and whatever project you do in gda, you'll create positive changes in a poor and remote community.

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When shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations, people responded to positive words faster after viewing an attractive face.

2015年高考英语上海卷 完形填空 原文

While online shopping has changed our life, not all of its effects have been positive.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 单项选择 原文

But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the word.

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An emerging body of research shows that positive health habits-as well as negative ones-spread through networks of friends via social communication.

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Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely - though by no means uniformly - glowingly positive.

出自-2013年考研阅读原文

All of which would, of course, have a positive effect on our happiness levels.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

An emerging body of research shows that positive health habits-as well as negative ones-spread through networks of friends via social communication.

2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their li

2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

He's feeling positive, but he'll carry on blogging-not about eating as cheaply as you can—"there are so many people in a much worse state, with barely any money to spend on food"—but eating well on a budget.

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One study found that people responded best to comments that shifted from negative to positive, possibly because it suggested they had won somebody over.

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Positive feedback is important for anyone to hear.

2020年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

Up until a few decades ago, our visions of the future were largely -- though by no means uniformly-glowingly positive.

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

Adjective
  • 1. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.;

    "a positive attitude"

    "the reviews were all positive"

    "a positive benefit"

    "a positive demand"

  • 2. having a positive electric charge;

    "protons are positive"

  • 3. involving advantage or good;

    "a plus (or positive) factor"

  • 4. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen;

    "a positive pregnancy test"

  • 5. formally laid down or imposed;

    "positive laws"

  • 6. impossible to deny or disprove;

    "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"

    "proof positive"

    "an irrefutable argument"

  • 7. of or relating to positivism;

    "positivist thinkers"

    "positivist doctrine"

    "positive philosophy"

  • 8. greater than zero;

    "positive numbers"

  • 9. marked by excessive confidence;

    "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"

    "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"

    "the less he knows the more positive he gets"

  • 10. persuaded of; very sure;

    "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"

    "I am positive he is lying"

    "was confident he would win"

  • 11. granting what has been desired or requested;

    "a favorable reply"

    "a positive answer"

同义词辨析

sure, certain, definite, positive

这些形容词均含"无疑的,确信的"之意。

  • sure: 侧重主观上对某事确信无疑。
  • certain与sure同义,但语气比sure强,着重指有确切理由或不容置疑的证据所支持的确信。
  • definite: 指已毫无怀疑的余地。
  • positive: 语气强烈,指对自己的看法或作的结论的正确性有不可动摇的信念。

同义词

反义词

adj.确定的;积极的

negative

其他释义

negative

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