passive; inactive
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工作要主动,不要被动。
We should take the initiative on the job rather than work passively. / We should be proactive and not passive in our work.
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被动反应
passive response without striking back
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变被动为主动
regain the initiative
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被动挨打
take a beating passively; be on the defensive
unfavourable
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陷入被动
be thrown into an unfavourable situation