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

• It's a passive and spontaneous experience.
  它是被动和自发经验。
• Passive smoking can be deadly too
  被动吸烟也可能会致命。
• 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。
• Observability analysis is the basis and prime task in a passive location and tracking system.
  可观测性分析是无源定位与跟踪系统的前提和基础。
• Campaigners handed out leaflets on passive smoking.
  活动人士派发了有关被动吸烟的宣传页。
• The principle and the method of designing ripple attenuator are introduced by combining both active and passive filtering.
  介绍了一种综合运用有源滤波和无源滤波设计电源纹波抑制器的原理和方法。
• Technique for passive phase locking of fiber lasers by an all-optical feedback loop is studied theoretically and experimentally.
  对基于环形腔光反馈的光纤激光被动锁相技术进行了理论和实验研究。
• 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。
• Passive smoking can be hazardous to health.
  被动吸烟会有害健康。
• I mean you used a passive sentence.
  我的意思是你刚才说了一个被动句。