to speak in a positive way about something or someone in order to persuade others:to speak in a positive way about something or someone in order to persuade others:
The candidate talked up his own plan to provide coverage for 27 million uninsured Americans.
B2 in a good or positive way:B2 in a good or positive way:
I don\'t respond very positively to being bossed around - it just makes me angry.
B2 in a happy and positive wayB2 in a happy and positive way
高兴地，快乐地;兴高采烈地 She walked down the road, whistling cheerfully. 她走在路上，欢快地吹着口哨。
preventing something or someone from improving or developing in a positive waypreventing something or someone from improving or developing in a positive way
束缚的，阻止发展的；遏制的 The book tells the story of a woman escaping from a suffocating marriage. 这本书讲的是一个女人逃脱一段令人窒息的婚姻的故事。
to be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointmento be unhappy and unwilling to think or act in a positive way, especially because of a disappointmen
（尤指因失望而）闷闷不乐，自怨自艾 There\'s no point in sitting at home and moping - get out there and find yourself another job! 坐在家里自怨自艾有什么用——走出去再找份工作！
preventing something or someone from improving or developing in a positive way:preventing something or someone from improving or developing in a positive way:
The book tells the story of a woman escaping from a suffocating marriage.
showing a lack of activity; not busy or happening in a positive way:showing a lack of activity; not busy or happening in a positive way:
The teachers are kind of slack about enforcing rules.
showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way:showing little activity; not busy or happening in a positive way:
business is slack Business is always slack at this time of year.
in an appositive way (= having two nouns or noun phrases that refer to the same person or thing)in an appositive way (= having two nouns or noun phrases that refer to the same person or thing)
以同位语方式 When a title is used appositively it requires commas: \"The final book of the series, How To Fly, is relatively short.\" 把标题作为同位语时需要加一个逗号：“这个系列最后一本书，《怎么飞》，比较短。”
B2 in a good or positive wayB2 in a good or positive way
肯定的，积极的 I don\'t respond very positively to being bossed around - it just makes me angry. 我不喜欢被呼来喝去——这只会使我恼火。
