negate

英 [nɪˈɡeɪt]

美 [nɪˈɡeɪt]

v.  取消; 使无效; 否定; 否认

过去分词：negated　过去式：negated　第三人称单数：negates　现在分词：negating　复数：negates　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14131 / COCA.12350

牛津词典

verb

• 取消；使无效
  to stop sth from having any effect
  1. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug.
     酒精能使药物失效。
• 否定；否认
  to state that sth does not exist

柯林斯词典

• VERB 取消;使无效
  If one thingnegatesanother, it causes that other thing to lose the effect or value that it had.
  1. These weaknesses negated his otherwise progressive attitude towards the staff.
     这些缺点抵消了他在其他方面对待员工还算开明的态度。
• VERB 否认…之存在;否定
  If someonenegatessomething, they say that it does not exist.
  1. He warned that to negate the results of elections would only make things worse.
     他警告说，否定选举的结果只会使事情更糟。

英英释义

verb

• make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
  1. Her optimism neutralizes his gloom
  2. This action will negate the effect of my efforts
  Synonym:neutralizeneutralisenullify
• prove negative
  Synonym:contradict
• deny the truth of
  Synonym:contradictcontravene
• be in contradiction with
  Synonym:contradictbelie

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