minus

英[ˈmaɪnəs]

美[ˈmaɪnəs]

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基本释义

prep.: （表示否定）没有; 缺少; （表示运算）减去; （表示数目）在零度以下

n.: 减号; 负号; 不利; 不足

adj.: 负的; 不利的; 略低于某标准的

词性变化

复数:minuses;

实用例句

Seven minus three is four (7 – 3 = 4).

七减去三等于四。

牛津词典

the former Soviet Union, minus the Baltic republics and Georgia

前苏联，不包括波罗的海诸共和国及格鲁吉亚

牛津词典

It was minus ten.

气温为零下十度。

牛津词典

The temperature dropped to minus 28 degrees centigrade (–28˚C).

气温降到零下28摄氏度。

牛津词典

We're going to be minus a car for a while.

我们要过一段没有车的日子。

牛津词典

Let's consider the pluses and minuses of changing the system.

我们来考虑一下改变系统的利弊吧。

牛津词典

a minus figure/number

负数

牛津词典

What are the car's minus points (= the disadvantages) ?

这车的缺点是什么？

牛津词典

On the minus side , rented property is expensive and difficult to find.

不利因素是租房又贵又不好找。

牛津词典

I got (a) B minus (B–) in the test.

这次考试我得了个B–。

牛津词典

One minus one is zero...

1减1等于0。

They've been promised their full July salary minus the hardship payment.

他们已经得到承诺，7月份的工资除去辛劳补助外将全额发放。

The aircraft was subjected to temperatures of minus 65 degrees and plus 120 degrees.

这架飞机曾经在零下65度和零上120度的温度下飞行。

I'm giving him a B minus.

我准备给他一个B—。

The film company collapsed, leaving Chris jobless and minus his life savings.

电影公司垮了，克里斯没了工作，也失去了他一生的积蓄。

The minuses far outweigh that possible gain...

弊端远远大于那可能获得的收益。

The plusses and minuses were about equal...

利弊大致均衡。

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 per cent.

民意测验有上下5%的误差率。

With the chill factor, it's nearly minus forty here.

加上风寒指数, 气温接近零下40度.

《简明英汉词典》

Don't forget the minus sign.

不要忘记那个负号.

期刊摘选

Net assets refer to the owners equity in a business, or assets minus liabilities.

净资产指企业中的所有者权益, 即资产减去负债.

期刊摘选

Because the current account deficit equals saving minus investment, these are logical places to look.

因为经常账户赤字等于储蓄减去投资, 在这些方面去寻找原因是合乎逻辑的.

期刊摘选

The temperature was minus 30 degrees.

气温为零下30度.

《简明英汉词典》

The plus sign is used in addition and the minus is used in subtraction.

加号用于加法;减号用于减法.

《简明英汉词典》

The sampling error for the poll is plus or minus 3 percentage points.

这份民调的误差在正负3个百分点左右.

期刊摘选

真题例句

Then there is Antarctic's remoteness, with some mineral deposits found in windswept locations on a continent that is larger than Europe and where winter temperatures hover around minus 55 degrees Celsius.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Of course, the conditions of work are very different: The Polytechnic is offering two-year contract which could be renewed, but the language school is only offering a year's contract, and that's a different minus.

出自-2010年6月听力原文

During the Arctic winter from October to March, the average temperature in the frozen north typically hovers around minus 20degrees Celsius.

2018年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B

英英释义

Noun

1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated;
"the subtraction of three from four leaves one"
"four minus three equals one"

Adjective

1. on the negative side or lower end of a scale;
"minus 5 degrees"
"a grade of B minus"
2. involving disadvantage or harm;
"minus (or negative) factors"