prep.

1. 减（去）
   10 minus 5 leaves 5.

   十减五剩五。

2. 【口】没有，失去
   The statue survived though minus a leg.

   那尊塑像保存了下来，但缺了一条腿。

a.

1. 负的，减去的[B]
   The temperature is now minus 5 degrees.

   现在气温为零下五度。

2. 略低一点的，略差一些的[A]
   I got an A minus.

   我得了一个A-。

3. 不利的[B]
   A boy might live in a minus neighborhood but not be a delinquent.

   一个男孩子可以生活在一个差劲的街坊而不沦为罪犯。

n.[C]

1. 【数】负号，减号；负数，负量
   There is a minus before the number to be subtracted.

   在要减去的数字前有一个减号。

2. 不足，缺陷
   Traffic noise is one of the minuses of living on a main road.

   车辆的噪音是住在交通干道旁的不利条件之一。

prep.

1. with the subtraction of.
   ▸informal lacking:

   he was minus a finger.
2. (of temperature) falling below zero by:
   minus 40 degrees centigrade.

adj.

1. (before a number) below zero; negative.
2. (after a grade) rather worse than:
   C minus.
3. having a negative electric charge.

n.

1. short for minus sign.
2. informal a disadvantage.