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发音：[nɪˈɡeɪt]
例句：
- The word negate means to cancel out, deny, or make something ineffective or null. When something negates another thing, it essentially removes or reverses its effect or significance. It is like saying “no” or “not” to something, rendering it invalid or void. For example, if you have a positive statement and you negate it, it becomes negative or opposite. Similarly, if you have a claim or argument and someone provides evidence that disproves or contradicts it, they are negating that claim.
- The fact that Holland was a highly accomplished woman who triumphed over numerous challenges and remained grateful to those who supported her cannot be negated by my criticisms regarding the narrative decisions and pacing.
- While the dazzling and significant revision of American history in “Hamilton” is noteworthy, it also overlooks and negates certain aspects of the original story that don’t align neatly with this particular narrow framework.
- Mr. McDonald also highlights the challenge of finding ways to address the issue of high unemployment in industrial regions, particularly when existing steel plants are shut down or when employees need to acquire new skills due to the plant’s transformation, in order to negate its negative effects.
- Offshore investments can undermine or negate positive effects of social experiments, education, and scientific research funded by science organizations, as revealed by an investigation conducted by Science.
- Companies can achieve that objective by employing a dual approach of preventing pollution in the initial stages and negating the impact of such pollution on the climate once it has been emitted.
解释：
- Negate这个单词做动词使用，其表示“to make something ineffective or null”这一含义，即“否定/否认；取消/使无效；打消/抵消”，与contradict/refute/invalidate/discredit/neutralize这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- According to a recent study, soil microorganisms have the ability to convert absorbed carbon dioxide into highly potent greenhouse gases, effectively negating nearly 17 percent of the Earth’s capacity to absorb emissions that contribute to global warming.（根据最近的一项研究，土壤微生物有能力将吸收的二氧化碳转化为高效的温室气体，有效地抵消了地球吸收导致全球变暖的排放物的能力的近17%。）
–Science - The failure of “unicorns” and other speculative investment vehicles, although a sign of excessive market enthusiasm, does not negate or undermine the genuine value created by Silicon Valley, Hollywood, and Wall Street in terms of valuable goods and services.（“独角兽”和其他投机性投资工具的失败，虽然是市场过度热情的标志，但并不能否定或破坏硅谷、好莱坞和华尔街在有价值的商品和服务方面创造的真正价值。）
–Business - We can counteract harmful actions by performing good deeds, such as donating money to a nonprofit health clinic, in order to negate the negative impact caused by activities like anti-science protests on the sidewalk or in the media.（我们可以通过做好事来抵消有害行为，例如向非营利性健康诊所捐款，以抵消人行道或媒体上的反科学抗议活动造成的负面影响。）
–News - A Maryland-based medical company is in the process of developing an enhanced flu vaccine, while simultaneous efforts by federal health researchers are focused on creating a vaccine capable of negating the impacts of all different types and strains of the influenza virus.（马里兰州的一家医疗公司正在开发一种增强型流感疫苗，而联邦卫生研究人员同时致力于创造一种能够抵消所有不同类型和流感病毒株影响的疫苗。）
–Medicine - Employees of Whole Foods have reported to The Guardian that they are facing significant reductions in their work hours, which negates the wage increases they received following the implementation of a $15 minimum wage by the company, owned by Amazon.（Whole Foods的员工向《卫报》报告说，他们的工作时间正在大幅减少，这抵消了他们在亚马逊拥有的公司实施15美元最低工资后获得的工资增长。）
–Business
