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单词 in the negative
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in the negative

phrase
If an answer is in the negative, it is 'no' or means 'no'.
The Council answered those questions in the negative.
Seventy-nine voted in the affirmative, and none in the negative.
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in the negative

phrase [verb-link PHRASE]
If a sentence is in the negative, it contains a word such as 'not', 'never', or 'no-one'.
'I went' in the negative is 'I did not go'.
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in the negative in British English

indicating denial or refusal
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in the negative in American English

1. 
in refusal or denial of a plan, suggestion, etc.
2. 
with a denial or negative answer
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Examples of 'in the negative' in a sentence
in the negative

asked Yoller, with a rather cynical little smile, as if he expected an answer in the negative.
Hocke, Martin THE ANCIENT AND SOLITARY REIGN (2003)
The Rules of Conversation clearly stated that all questions of doubtful origin must be answered in the negative.
David Cavanagh MUSIC FOR BOYS (2003)
He was about to reply in the negative when he caught sight of a lone building beyond the customs house.
MacNeill, Alastair CODE BREAKER (2003)
Something about the distracted way he mumbled out an answer in the negative told Agnes that he was, indeed, nervously disposed.
Louise Erdrich THE LAST REPORT ON THE MIRACLES AT LITTLE NO HORSE: A NOVEL (2003)
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