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yes /jes/ ad. | n. | vi. | vt. | phr. I ad. 1. [用以表示肯定的回答,no之对]是,是的;好的 A:Will you go? B:Yes. 甲:你去吗? 乙:是的。 A:Do you want some coffee? B:Yes,please. 甲:你要喝些咖啡吗? 乙:好的,谢谢。 A:Don't you like it? B:Yes, I(do)like it. 甲:你难道不喜欢这个吗? 乙:不,我(确实)喜欢。 A:Isn't it raining? B:Yes, it is. 甲:天没在下雨吧? 乙:不,在下雨。[注意:在回答否定问句时,如答案是肯定的,要用 yes, 如答案是否定的,则用no, 这和汉语的表达习惯不一致] A:I saw a motorbike out front. Is it yours? B:The little one —the blue bike — yes. 甲:我看见前门外有辆摩托车,是你的吗? 乙:那辆小的——蓝色的——是的。 A:What! Are you telling me that you can't do it? B:No,sir; I mean, yes, sir, I can't. 甲:什么!你说这事你不会做? 乙:不是的,先生;我是说,是的,先生,我不会。 2. [用以表示进一步的强调]而且,甚至 This is a possible,yes,a probable explanation. 这是一个可能的而且是很可能言之成理的解释。 He is ready,yes,eager to help. 他乐意甚至可以说热切地想帮忙。 3. [用以表示对否定概念的纠正或反驳]不对;偏偏,就是(要) A:It isn't ready. B:Yes, it is. 甲:还没准备好呢。乙:不对,就是准备好了。 A:Don't say that!B:Yes, I will. 甲:别那么说!乙:不,我偏要说。 You say I can't, but I say yes I can. 你说我不会,可我说我就是会。 4. [用以表示征询、疑问、好奇或鼓励别人继续说等,常用问句升调]是吗,真的吗;嗯,什么 A:I know what he wants. B:Yes? A:Money. 甲:我知道他要什么。乙:是吗,要什么? 甲:钱。 A:One more thing, Miss Stella. B:Yes? 甲:斯特拉小姐,还有一件事。乙:嗯,什么? A: I didn't show up, because —B:Yes, because? 甲:我没有到场,因为——乙:哦,因为什么? That was a marvellous show! Yes? 演出真不赖! 是不? “Yes?”he said as he opened the door. “什么事啊?”他边开门边说。 5. [用以表示带有保留的同意]是呀,对啊 Yes, the material of the coat is good. But I prefer its style. 是呀,这件上衣的料子不错。不过我更喜欢它的式样。 6. [用以应答呼唤或表示在注意倾听对方说话]来啦;嗳,噢 A:Waiter! B:Yes. 甲:服务员! 乙:来啦。
II n. 1. 是;同意;赞成 answer in yeses and noes 用“是”和“不是”回答 I nodded yes. 我点头同意。 I have his yes to that. 我得到他对那事的同意。 The answer is yes. 回答是“行”。 a yes vote 赞成票 give a yes or a no to sth. 对某事表示赞成或反对 2. 赞成票;投赞成票者 vote yes in the interest of national concord 为了民族和睦而投赞成票 There were seventeen yeses and only two don't knows. 一共是17张赞成票,只有2张意向未定票。 The people gave their president a 75% yes. 75%的人民投了总统赞成票。 The yeses won. 投赞成票的人取胜。
III (yessed; yes·sing) ❶ vi. 称是;应承,赞同 He was better at yessing than at developing original ideas. 他更善于附和,而不善于提出独创见解。 ❷ vt. 对…称是;同意 She kept yessing him when he was talking. 他说话时,她连声应和。 [< OE gēse < gēa yea + si be it so] phr. oh yes 是这样,千真万确 A: Do you want a cushion? B:Oh yes. Thank you. 甲:你要个软垫吗? 乙:哦,好的,谢谢。oh yes? 哦,真的? say yes (to) 允诺;赞成,同意 yes(,) and (或or) [加强后随语气]而且,甚至还 I could endure, yes,and enjoy it. 我忍受得了,甚至还喜欢呢。He would beat me, yes, and you too. 他会打我,还有你也会。yes and no 也是也不是,不能说定 A:Do they actually use computers to diagnose illnesses? B:Yes and no. 甲:他们真的用计算机诊断疾病吗? 乙:既是也不是。 |