passive

英 [ˈpæsɪv]

美 [ˈpæsɪv]

adj.  消极的; 被动的; (动词形式)被动语态的
n.  动词被动形式; 被动语态

复数：passives　

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牛津词典

adj.

• 消极的；被动的
  accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change anything or oppose them
  1. He played a passive role in the relationship.
     他在他们的关系中处于被动地位。
  2. 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

• 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

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 被动的；顺从的；听之任之的
  If you describe someone aspassive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them.
  1. His passive attitude made things easier for me...
     他顺从的态度让我做起事来要轻松些。
  2. 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。
• ADJ 消极的
  Apassiveactivity involves watching, looking at, or listening to things rather than doing things.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the passive enjoyment one gets from looking at a painting or sculpture.
     观看绘画或雕塑获得的被动享受
• ADJ （抵抗）非暴力的
  Passiveresistance involves showing opposition to the people in power in your country by not co-operating with them and protesting in non-violent ways.
  1. 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。
• 被动态；被动式
  In grammar,the passiveorthe passive voiceis 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.

双语例句

• Campaigners handed out leaflets on passive smoking.
  活动人士派发了有关被动吸烟的宣传页。
• 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。
• We can't be too passive.
  我们不能太被动了。
• Disclosed is a method and system for testing IC in wafer stage by using passive electric network.
  公开了一种利用无源电气网络进行晶片阶段集成电路测试的方法和系统。
• 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。
• We mustn't be passive.
  咱们不能采取消极的态度。
• A false step and the whole game becomes passive.
  一着失算，全盘被动。
• Passive smoking can be deadly too
  被动吸烟也可能会致命。
• Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.
  杰里米的消极态度令人费解。
• The normal word order is reversed in passive sentences.
  正常词序在被动句中是颠倒的。