minus meaning in English
adj.
(opp. plus) 负(的)，减的；零下的。 a minus sign 负号，减号。 a minus quantity 负数，负量。 minus charge 【电学】负电荷。 minus electricity 阴电，负电。 minus material 次品。 The temperature is minus twenty degrees. 温度是零下二十度。
没有…的；丢掉，失去；减(去)；少掉。 Seven minus four is three. 七减四等于三。 a purse minus its contents 空钱袋。 He came back minus an arm. 他失去了一只胳膊回来了。 He was minus fifty dollars. 他花了五十块钱。
n.
负数，负量；负号，减号；差少，欠缺，损失。
Examples
- Nine minus four is five . take four from nine is five .
九减四得五。 - He seems to have mistaken a plus for a minus .
他似乎把正号误作负号了。 - The temperature is minus twenty degrees .
温度是零下二十度。 - The temperature dropped to minus ten degrees centigrade .
温度降到摄氏零下十度。 - He came back minus an arm .
他失去了一只胳膊回来了。