3? 05 ; . nj If iH & 05 an UNNECESSARY : needless suffering A 3? 05 i§ ^ 0 Banning smoking would save needless deaths.    ► need-

less-ly adv.: Many soldiers died needlessly.       £3

A ftfcWIAXo 0 The process was needlessly slow. SUM ^fit'llTo IT7m .needless to 'say used to emphasize that the information you are giving is obvious A <j& t'ft; A A : The problem, needless to say, is the cost involved. AgM,

needle-woman /'niidlwuman/ noun [pi. -women /-wimin/) a woman who sews well

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needle-work /'ni:dlw3:k; NAmE -W3:rk/ noun [u] things that are sewn by hand, especially for decoration; the activity of making things by sewing gift]00; $ij i% 00;

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needn’t /'ni:dnt/ short form of need not needs /ni:dz/ adv. [old use) in a way that cannot be avoided >&A; M M: Wfe must needs depart.

^ o 1171771 needs must when the Devil drives) [saying) in certain situations it is necessary for you to do sth that you do not like or enjoy ( 1f A ) iP lit;

need-to-'know ad/. fTTTl on a need-to- know basis with people being told only the things they need to know when they need to know them, and no more than that IXPgX AfJ#?&£fliI05?£ffl: Information will be released strictly on a need-to-know basis,

needy /'niidi/ adj. (need-ier, needi-est) 1 (of people A) not having enough money, food, clothes, etc. S&A/feiS i&fr 00 05;      05 o note at poor 2 the needy noun

[pi.] people who do not have enough money, food, etc.

@3 05A 3 (of people A) not confident, and needing a lot of love and emotional support from other people ftfe

neep /ni:p/ noun [ScotE, informal) a swede (= a large round yellow root vegetable)W: neeps and tatties %

ne’er /nea(r); NAmEner/ adv. (literary) = never 'ne’er-do-well noun [old-fashioned) a useless or lazy person ARB 05 A;

nefari ous /m'fearias; /Mm£ -'fer-/ ad/ (formal) crim­inal; immoral ip>ft£05; Ailf§05: nefarious activities !p

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neg. abbr. negative i*? A

neg-ate /m'geit/ verb [VN] (formal) 1 to stop sth from having any effect Ry7$;    HEEJ nullify: Alcohol

negates the effects of the drug, rl       2 to

state that sth does not exist ilrA; negation /m'geijn/ noun (formal) 1 [C, usually sing., U] the exact opposite of sth; the act of causing sth not to exist or to become its opposite Jg. ffi; \L ffi; A? A■ This political system was the negation of democracy. #IElC?&?}fijJ£Ji:*fg;±05;S:Ao 2 [U] disagreement or refusal t^A; jg^fe: She shook her head in negation. ftfe

negative 0“w /'negativ/ adj., noun, verb

m adj.

►                 BAD if 1 bad or harmful Tf0ir; # % 05: The crisis had a negative effect on trade, & #; ft fl ft % M AS 7 IS

05 Pfn} o o The whole experience was definitely more positive than negative. S A f£ ^ & JiM % A$ „ H33

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►                 NOT HOPEFUL A 2 considering only the bad side of

sth/sb; lacking enthusiasm or hope ^       05; ft ffi 05 ;

fcft If 05: Scientists have a fairly negative attitude to the theory. O

‘He probably won't show up.’ ‘Don’t be so negative.’ “ilk

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►                 NO A 3 expressing the answer ‘no’ A 05 : His

response was negative. f&05®3§:ll;i5;A05o 0 They

received a negative reply. #, ft] j# PJ — A15 A 05 &   „

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►                 GRAMMAR i;;  4 containing a word such as ‘no’, ‘not’,

‘never’, etc. # W A SI 05; 15A05: a negative form/ sentence ® Afl^ / A

SCIENTIFIC TEST t-'X 5 (abbr. neg.) not showing any

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evidence of a particular substance or medical condition ifi A A Pg ‘I4 05 ( it ^ A 05 ) : Her pregnancy test was negative.       EGQ positive

►                 ELECTRICITY Hi 6 [technical A i«) containing or pro­

ducing the type of electricity that is carried by an electron ft (ft; pg M : a negative charge/current ft A# / 0 the negative terminal of a battery XftkW

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►                 NUMBER/QUANTITY A 7 less than zero ft ; /Jn A#

: a negative trade balance fiWMM EH3 positive ► nega-tive-ly adv.: to react negatively to stress Mfktl 0 to respond negatively if A jg A 05 0 JA 0 negatively charged electrons     A# 05 A A

■ noun

►                 NO f 1 a word or statement that means ‘no’; a refusal

or denial ^Aial; A;  (formal) She answered

in the negative (= said ‘no’).    J ^ A 05 0^0 PI33

AFFIRMATIVE

►                 IN PHOTOGRAPHY 1 2 a developed film showing the dark areas of an actual scene as light and the light areas as dark Jj£)t; ft ft — compare positive n.[2)

►                 IN SCIENTIFIC TEST A 3 the result of a test or an

experiment that shows that a substance or condition is not present MPAI4 ( i&^A ) 05 The percentage of false negatives generated by the cancer test is of great concern. ^^$05^'A,       A^AA^05H^S

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m verb [VN] (formal) 1 to refuse to agree to a proposal or a request jg f A 2 to prove that sth is not true ^

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.negative ’equity noun [u] the situation in which the value of sb’s house is less than the amount of money that is still owed to a mortgage company, such as a bank^Aftm, ft%r (Mifltft)

nega-tivity /.nega’trvati/ (also negativism /’negati- vizam/) noun [U] [formal) a tendency to consider only the bad side of sth/sb; a lack of enthusiasm or hope ^ A

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neg ator /m'geita(r)/ noun (grammar tk) a word that expresses the idea of ‘no’, for example ‘not’ in English

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neg-lect /nTglekt/ verb, noun

u verb 1 [VN] to fail to take care of sb/sth ; AA

: She denies neglecting her baby. M A AiA fk ft M W Ml 05 ff. A o o The buildings had been neglected for years.    2 [VN] to not give

enough attention to sth    M; A AS   Dance

has been neglected by television. AH A P • [«] A®MU fS'o 0 She has neglected her studies. & B 05^

>] 0 3 [V to inf] [formal) to fail or forget to do sth that you ought to do iff M HT71 omit: You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer, if xit il TifmU A 05^ Ao — see also negligence

» noun [U] ~ (of sth/sb) the fact of not giving enough care or attention to sth/sb; the state of not receiving enough care or attention M ; M I® ; A 11II: The law imposes penalties for the neglect of children,    A

M W J L i W %b        tm SS o 0 The buildings are crumbling

from years of neglect. AA^AAA^if,

0 The place smelled of decay and neglect, jiftk

neg-lect-ed /nTglektid/ adj. not receiving enough care or attention fcfc jg 05 ; M M M 05 ; A M S U 05 : neglected children A k M # 05 A O a neglected area of research

neg-lect-ful /nTglektfl/ adj. ~ (of sth/sb) (formal) not giving enough care or attention to sb/sth 3,J^05; AS lift 05; M. lift 05: neglectful parents '/iA^'il'05 A^ o She became neglectful of her appearance. #tk 3ft % A

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neg-ligee (also neg-ligee) /'negl^ei; NAmE ,negli'3ei/ noun a woman’s dressing gown made of very thin cloth ( Mj&&$05 )

neg-H-gence /'neglid3ans/ noun [U] [formal or law #) the failure to give sb/sth enough care or attention gf AIR; ; At A : The accident was caused by negligence on the part of the driver.      A A^]|jl05il