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单词 eh
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Definition of eh in English:

eh

exclamation
  • Used to represent a sound made in speech, especially one used to express enquiry, surprise, or to elicit agreement.

    ‘Eh? What's this?’

    “嗯?这是什么?”

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He had become hard of hearing and occasionally, with the sound of a distant lawn mower coming from outside, leaned forward to say ‘Eh?
    • Can I buy you fellas a beer while Alan and I farm a little, eh?
    • ‘Look at that faucet, eh!’ exclaims a mother to her friend.
    Synonyms
    what did you say, what, eh, i beg your pardon, beg pardon, sorry, excuse me, say again

Phrases

  • eh up

    • Used as a greeting, to express surprise, or to attract someone's attention.

      〈北英格兰〉 表示问候、惊讶或用于引起别人注意

      eh up, I'm talking to you!

      哎,我在跟你说话呢!

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Multicultural tourists will gaze at us and our quaint buildings and cobbled streets from the tops of buses as we shuffle along with heavy shopping unable to pay parking fees, ignoring shouts of ‘eh up Yorkshire puddings.’
      • Eh up, look at Gladys. Wonder what mischief she's up to.
      • ‘Eh up young 'uns!’ they used to yell, as we staggered away

Origin

Natural utterance: first recorded in English in the mid 16th century.

Rhymes

affray, agley, aka, allay, Angers, A-OK, appellation contrôlée, array, assay, astray, au fait, auto-da-fé, away, aweigh, aye, bay, belay, betray, bey, Bombay, Bordet, boulevardier, bouquet, brae, bray, café au lait, Carné, cassoulet, Cathay, chassé, chevet, chez, chiné, clay, convey, Cray, crème brûlée, crudités, cuvée, cy-pres, day, decay, deejay, dégagé, distinguée, downplay, dray, Dufay, Dushanbe, embay, engagé, essay, everyday, faraway, fay, fey, flay, fray, Frey, fromage frais, gainsay, Gaye, Genet, giclee, gilet, glissé, gray, grey, halfway, hay, heigh, hey, hooray, Hubei, Hué, hurray, inveigh, jay, jeunesse dorée, José, Kay, Kaye, Klee, Kray, Lae, lay, lei, Littré, Lough Neagh, lwei, Mae, maguey, Malay, Mallarmé, Mandalay, Marseilles, may, midday, midway, mislay, misplay, Monterrey, Na-Dene, nay, né, née, neigh, Ney, noway, obey, O'Dea, okay, olé, outlay, outplay, outstay, outweigh, oyez, part-way, pay, Pei, per se, pince-nez, play, portray, pray, prey, purvey, qua, Quai d'Orsay, Rae, rangé, ray, re, reflet, relevé, roman-à-clef, Santa Fé, say, sei, Shar Pei, shay, slay, sleigh, sley, spae, spay, Spey, splay, spray, stay, straightaway, straightway, strathspey, stray, Sui, survey, sway, Taipei, Tay, they, today, tokay, Torbay, Tournai, trait, tray, trey, two-way, ukiyo-e, underlay, way, waylay, Wei, weigh, wey, Whangarei, whey, yea

Definition of eh in US English:

eh

exclamationā
  • Used to represent a sound made in speech in a variety of situations, in particular to ask for something to be repeated or explained or to elicit agreement.

    尤用于要求重复或解释某事或征求同意等啊,嗯,什么;是吗,好吗

    “Eh? What's this?”

    “嗯?这是什么?”

    “Let's hope so, eh?”

    “但愿如此吧,好吗?”

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He had become hard of hearing and occasionally, with the sound of a distant lawn mower coming from outside, leaned forward to say ‘Eh?
    • ‘Look at that faucet, eh!’ exclaims a mother to her friend.
    • Can I buy you fellas a beer while Alan and I farm a little, eh?
    Synonyms
    what did you say, what, eh, i beg your pardon, beg pardon, sorry, excuse me, say again

Origin

Natural utterance: first recorded in English in the mid 16th century.

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