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

• Widely used in guidance and remote sensing, millimeter wave radiometer is a typical microwave passive detection system.
  毫米波辐射计是一种典型的无源微波探测系统，在遥感和制导中获得了广泛的应用。
• The dynamic model and analytical method of transmission tower-line system incorporated with passive friction dampers are also developed.
  建立了安装有被动摩擦阻尼器的塔线耦联体系的动力分析模型和动力分析方法。
• A passive acoustic sensor network time-delay probabilistic localization algorithm is present in this paper.
  提出了一种被动声传感器网时延概率定位的综合处理算法。
• Compared with a certain type of passive lunar lander, the semiactive control is analyzed.
  通过与某型被动控制的着陆器进行对比分析，研究了半主动控制。
• I mean you used a passive sentence.
  我的意思是你刚才说了一个被动句。
• Campaigners handed out leaflets on passive smoking.
  活动人士派发了有关被动吸烟的宣传页。
• 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。
• 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。
• A crucial issue in a passive sonar system is detection of the spectral lines.
  在被动声纳系统中，线谱检测是一个至关重要的问题。
• Jeremy's passive attitude was hard to fathom.
  杰里米的消极态度令人费解。