passive
- adj.被动的;消极的;(动词形式)被动语态的
- n.动词被动形式;被动语态
复数： passives 最高级： most passive 比较级： more passive 派生词： passively adv.
pass 走,跨过 + -ive 形容词后缀
passiveadj.
消极的；被动的
accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them
He played a passive role in the relationship.
他在他们的关系中处于被动地位。
a passive observer of events
列席观察员
（动词形式）被动语态的
connected with the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, for example He was bitten by a dog. is a passive sentence
noun
sing.动词被动形式；被动语态
the form of a verb used when the subject is affected by the action of the verb
passive
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ADJ-GRADED 被动的；顺从的；听之任之的
If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them.His passive attitude made things easier for me...
他顺从的态度让我做起事来要轻松些。
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He sat there passively, content to wait for his father to make the opening move.
他温顺地坐在那里，心满意足地等着他父亲走第一步棋。
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...the passivity of the public under the military occupation.
军事占领下公众的顺从
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ADJ 消极的
A passive activity involves watching, looking at, or listening to things rather than doing things.They want less passive ways of filling their time.
他们想找些更为积极的方式来打发时间。
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ADJ （抵抗）非暴力的
Passive resistance involves showing opposition to the people in power in your country by not co-operating with them and protesting in non-violent ways.They made it clear that they would only exercise passive resistance in the event of a military takeover.
他们声明一旦发生军事接管，他们只会采取非暴力抵抗。
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N-SING 被动态；被动式
In grammar, the passive or the passive voice is formed using 'be' and the past participle of a verb. The subject of a passive clause does not perform the action expressed by the verb but is affected by it. For example, in 'He's been murdered', the verb is in the passive.
noun
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- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
- `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
- `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
- Synonym: passive voice
adj
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- lacking in energy or will
- Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredit
- Synonym: inactive
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- expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
- academics seem to favor passive sentences
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- peacefully resistant in response to injustice
- passive resistance
- Synonym: peaceful
数据来源：WordNet
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We mustn 't be passive .
咱们不能采取消极的态度。
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It suggests that aging need not be a passive process .
研究表明，衰老不一定是消极的过程。彼得森并未参与该项研究。
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They want less passive ways of filling their time .
他们想找些更为积极的方式来打发时间。
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The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences .
正常词序在被动句中是颠倒的。
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His passive attitude made things easier for me
他顺从的态度让我做起事来要轻松些。
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Even passive acceptance of the regime was a kind of collaboration .
即使被动接受该政权也是一种通敌行为。
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Blind children tend to be more passive in this area of motor development than sighted children .
失明的孩子在动作发展的这一方面往往比不失明的孩子更加被动。
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Passive smoking can be hazardous to health .
被动吸烟会有害健康。
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It 's a sad truth that children are the biggest victims of passive smoking .
不幸的事实是，儿童是被动吸烟的最大受害者。
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They made it clear that they would only exercise passive resistance in the event of a military takeover .
他们声明一旦发生军事接管，他们只会采取非暴力抵抗。
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Jeremy 's passive attitude was hard to fathom .
杰里米的消极态度令人费解。
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Passive smoking can be deadly too
被动吸烟也可能会致命。
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Campaigners handed out leaflets on passive smoking .
活动人士派发了有关被动吸烟的宣传页。
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The enemy were thus reduced to a passive position in which they found it hard to give up the battle and yet had to give it up .
敌人于是就陷入了欲罢不能，而又不得不罢的被动地位。
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A false step and the whole game becomes passive .
一着失算，全盘被动。
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" I 've had more feedback in a passive approach , " he says .
“我通过被动的方式得到了更多的反馈”他说。
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The passive attitude we have to climate change as individuals can be altered by counting us in — and measuring us against — our peer group .
作为个体,我们对气候变化的消极态度可以通过和同龄人群体进行对比来加以纠正。
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After such an experience an animal often remains passive even when it can effect change -- a state they called learned helplessness .
研究人员发现，在这样的经历后，即使一只动物能够对改变施加影响，它也会保持被动——这就是他们所谓的习得性无助。
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Why ? Non-consuming activities are active , not passive .
为什么?非消费活动是主动的,而不是被动的。
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He has a passive expression on his face .
他脸上有一种漠然的表情。
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One k short of being offensive , one too many ks to be passive aggressive ...
一个”k”还算不上冒犯，但太多”kkkkk……”（“行行行行行……”）就有冷漠挑衅的意味了。-11-
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Non-stimulating ' passive ' occupations included those with low demands and little decision-making power .
不能刺激认知的“被动型”职业包含那些要求低、缺乏自主权的工作。
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Replying " k " in morse " - . - " , has the same passive aggressive tone .
用“k”（“哦，嗯”）的摩斯电码“-.-”来回复消息，可以达到同样的冷漠挑衅效果。-10-
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Legacy totally passive . Legacy media is also slang for Web sites that use outdated technology or presentation styles . It 's the opposite of new media .
Legacymedia有时也用来指代那些使用过时技术或展现风格的网站，是与新媒体相对的媒体形式。
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They spotted3 a third fewer cases of dementia among people who had engaging jobs which involved demanding tasks and more control — such as solicitors4 and doctors , compared to adults in ' passive ' roles — such as cashiers .
他们发现，与收银员等被动型职业相比，律师、医生等要求高、自主性也更强的从业者患痴呆症的比例少三分之一。
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Sometimes also referred to as " wearable robots " , they can be battery-powered and computer-operated , incorporating motors and hydraulics . Or they can be more simple , passive designs that use springs and dampeners .
外骨骼有时也被称为“可穿戴机器人”，有的靠电池供电、电脑操作，包含发动机和液压装置，也有比较简单的运用弹簧和减震器的被动式设计。
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With its treacly plot and its simpering , passive heroine , it refused to acknowledge that society – and , for that matter , Disney cartoons – had moved on in the intervening decades .
这部电影的情节如糖似蜜，女主角性格被动，只会傻笑，完全无视过去几十年来社会（包括迪士尼动画在内）已经向前走了很远。
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Thus , environmental protection will change from passive to active .
如此以来，环境保护也将有被动走向主动。
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In this situation , we can not always be passive .
在这种形势下，我们不能总是被动的迎战，更应该主动出击。
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Decrease the reactive resistance , enhance the passive current density ;
降低反应电阻，增大钝化电流密度；