vt.否定；否认；使无效
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。
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。
vt.放弃；舍弃；克制
