make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of;
"Her optimism neutralizes his gloom"
"This action will negate the effect of my efforts"
双语例句
1. They are under pressure to negate their femaleness.
她们承受着否认自己女性身份的压力。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Our actions often negate our principles.
我们的行为时常与我们所信奉的原则背道而弛.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. 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。
来自辞典例句
4. This does not negate the idea of migratory aptitude.
这并没有否定迁移能力这一概念.
来自辞典例句
5. Mass advertising could negate the classical theory of supply and demand.
大宗广告可以否定古典经济学的供求理论.
来自辞典例句
用作及物动词 (vt.)
How can you negate God? 你怎么能否定上帝的存在?
These facts negate your theory. 这些事实否定了你的理论。
This power is always conceived in relation to men; it is not the power to do but the power to attract. It is a power that negates itself. (cf. Beauty, Susan Sontag) 这种力量也常常被认为和男性有关；这不是一种行动力而是一种吸引力。这是一种否定自身的力量。
The story negated the trade supported by the government. 该项报道否认了此项贸易受到政府的支持。
Efforts to expand the tourist industry could be negated by reports that the sea is highly polluted. 这片海被严重污染的报道使扩大旅游业的努力化为乌有。
