The yeas are 52 and the nays are 49; the nomination is hereby confirmed.
52票赞成,49票反对;特此确认提名。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2
The Yeas are 198, the Nays are 234, the bill has not passed.
赞成票数198,否决票数234,所以该法案没有通过。
3
Last month the Senate blocked a proposal for a bipartisan commission on deficit reduction: the yeas outnumbered the nays by 53 to 46, but failed to reach a supermajority.