used when one number or amount is being taken away from another减；减去◆$100 minus $92.50 gives you a gain of $7.50.100 元减去 92.5 元等于 7.5 元收益。◆The core rate of inflation is the consumer price index minus food and energy.核心通货膨胀率是消费物价指数减去食品和能源的价格波动。 SYN less (informal) without sth that was there before缺少（以前有过的东西）◆We're going to be minus a car for a while.我们打算过一段没有汽车的日子。 OPP plus  ➡  idiom at plus prep.