passive

[US]/ˈpæsɪv/
[UK]/ˈpæsɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. not taking an active role; lacking in energy or will
n. the passive voice

Phrases & Collocations

passive voice

passive-aggressive

passive income

passive-aggressive behavior

passive smoking

passive film

passive safety

passive filter

passive infrared

passive mode

passive sonar

passive continental margin

passive earth pressure

passive management

passive state

passive type

passive sensor

passive component

passive system

passive device

passive matrix

passive element

Example Sentences

a passive circuit element.

sensation is not the passive reception of stimuli.

put the enemy in a passive position

It lands the manager in a passive position.

He has a passive disposition.

We should translate this sentence in passive voice.

the women were portrayed as passive victims.

they called for protest in the form of passive resistance.

children are more susceptible to the effects of passive smoking.

They are behavior modification, passive immunoprophylaxis, and active immunization.

"Besides, television is essentially a passive medium."

He has a passive expression on his face.

In all of these and similar functional interpretations, the vacuome plays a passive role.

In this dissertation, we study a supergain hydrophone array to improve the detection performance of passive sonar.

Black must blocade the Pawn dooming the Black Rook's to a passive defensive role.

Is regret the only destiny of a person who are both retrad and passive... there is another kind a information symmetry.

Andrew describes him as respected and authoritative in the outside world but passive, unpredictable and rageful at home.

Abstract :A passive long wave cochlea model is applied to extract audial feature of naval vessel radiation noise.

Real-world Examples

Change these sentences into present or past passives.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

We don't usually use the passive with " let" .

Source: Test words for learning.

Right? Yeah, it's kind of passive aggressive.

Source: American English dialogue

To avoid directly blaming someone for a situation, we sometimes use the passive in questions.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

The individual complains of pain that worsens with passive stretching of the muscles.

Source: Osmosis - Musculoskeletal

This sentence is in the passive voice.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

They want you to be totally passive.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

But we're not passive when we watch.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) September 2015 Collection

And you know more about passive sentences!

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 2)

Why is passive income important to us?

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

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