minus

美 ['maɪnəs]

英 ['maɪnəs]

复数：minuses

同义词

disadvantage,detriment,handicap,hindrance,deficiency

prep.

less,take away,excluding,without,lacking

minus

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prep.

1.	减；减去used when you subtract(= take away) one number or thing from another one

	Seven minus three is four (7 – 3 = 4). 七减去三等于四。
	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

2.	零下used to express temperature below zero degrees

	It was minus ten. 气温为零下十度。
	The temperature dropped to minus 28 degrees centigrade (–28˚C). 气温降到零下 28 摄氏度。

3.	(informal) 无，欠缺（曾经有过的东西）without sth that was there before

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

我们要过一段没有车的日子。

1.	减号；负号The symbol (–), used in mathematics

2.	(informal) 负值；缺点a negative quality; a disadvantage

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。

adj.

1.	小于零的；负的lower than zero

a minus figure/number

负数

2.	负面的；使显得有欠缺的making sth seem negative and less attractive or good

	What are the car's minus points(= the disadvantages) ? 这车的缺点是什么？
	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。

3.	[nbn] 略低于 A （或 B 等）slightly lower than the mark/grade A, B, etc.

I got (a) B minus (B–) in the test.

这次考试我得了个 B–。