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yes

yes
[英] [jes] [美] [jɛs] 生词本

adv.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：YES  Yes  

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  • 词典例句

In informal English, yes is often pronounced in a casual way that is usually written as yeah.

在非正式英语中，yes的发音常较为随意，通常写作yeah。

1. CONVENTION （用于肯定回答）是的，对的 You use yes to give a positive response to a question. 

  • 'Are you a friend of Nick's?' — 'Yes.'...

    “你是尼克的朋友吗？”——“是的。”

  • 'You actually wrote it down, didn't you?' — 'Yes.'...

    “你的确把它写下来了，对吗？”——“是的。”

  • Will she say yes when I ask her out?

    我约她出去，她会答应吗？

2. CONVENTION （用于接受提议或请求，或表示许可）可以，好的 You use yes to accept an offer or request, or to give permission. 

  • 'More wine?' — 'Yes please.'...

    “再来点酒？”——“好的。”

  • 'Will you take me there?' — 'Yes, I will.'...

    “你可以带我去那儿吗？”——“可以。”

  • 'Can I ask you something?' — 'Yes, of course.'

    “我能问你点儿事情吗？”——“当然可以。”

3. CONVENTION （用于告诉对方其所说的话正确）对，是的 You use yes to tell someone that what they have said is correct. 

  • 'Well I suppose it is based on the old lunar months isn't it.' — 'Yes that's right.'...

    “噢，我想这是按照旧制阴历来算的，是吧？”——“对，是的。”

  • 'That's a type of whitefly, is it?' — 'Yes, it is a whitefly.'

    “那是一种粉虱，对吗？”——“是的，是粉虱。”

4. CONVENTION （用于表示准备或愿意作出应答）什么事，来啦 You use yes to show that you are ready or willing to speak to the person who wants to speak to you, for example when you are answering a telephone or a knock at your door. 

  • He pushed a button on the intercom. 'Yes?' came a voice...

    他按了内部对讲机上的一个按钮。“有什么事吗？”一个声音问道。

  • Yes, can I help you?

    您好，我能为您效劳吗？

5. CONVENTION （用于表示同意、接受或理解前一讲话者的话）是这样，确实如此 You use yes to indicate that you agree with, accept, or understand what the previous speaker has said. 

  • 'A lot of people find it very difficult indeed to give up smoking.' —'Oh yes. I used to smoke nearly sixty a day.'...

    “很多人觉得戒烟真的非常困难。”——“确实如此，我以前每天抽将近60根香烟。”

  • 'It's a fabulous opportunity.' — 'Yeah. I know.'

    “这是一次非常棒的机会。”——“是，我知道。”

6. CONVENTION （用于鼓励某人继续讲）往下说，接着呢 You use yes to encourage someone to continue speaking. 

  • 'I remembered something funny today.' — 'Yeah?'

    “我记得今天有件特别有趣的事。”——“什么事？”

7. CONVENTION （常接but，用于礼貌地引出与前一讲话者意见不同的话） You use yes, usually followed by 'but', as a polite way of introducing what you want to say when you disagree with something the previous speaker has just said. 

  • 'She is entitled to her personal allowance which is three thousand pounds of income.' — 'Yes, but she doesn't earn any money.'...

    “她享有的个人所得免税额是3,000英镑。”——“是的，但是她一分钱都不挣。”

  • Ah yes, but think of all the family life they're missing.

    是这样，不过别忘了他们错过了多少天伦之乐。

8. CONVENTION （用于表示前一讲话者的否定陈述或问题是错误的）不是，不对 You use yes to say that a negative statement or question that the previous speaker has made is wrong or untrue. 

  • 'That is not possible,' she said. 'Oh, yes, it is!' Mrs Gruen insisted...

    “那不可能，”她说。“不，有可能！”格伦太太坚持道。

  • 'I don't know what you're talking about.' — 'Yes, you do.'

    “我不知道你在说什么。”——“不，你知道。”

9. CONVENTION （用于暗示不赞成或不同意前面讲话者的话，尤用于表示厌烦）真的吗，行啦 You can use yes to suggest that you do not believe or agree with what the previous speaker has said, especially when you want to express your annoyance about it. 

  • 'There was no way to stop it.' — 'Oh yes? Well, here's something else you won't be able to stop.'

    “没法阻止它。”——“是吗？哼，那这还有些别的事也是你没法阻止的。”

10. CONVENTION （用于表示刚刚想起忘记的事情）对了 You use yes to indicate that you had forgotten something and have just remembered it. 

  • What was I going to say. Oh yeah, we've finally got our second computer.

    我刚想说什么来着。噢，对了，我们终于有了第二台电脑。

11. CONVENTION （用于强调并确认自己的陈述）对，一点没错 You use yes to emphasize and confirm a statement that you are making. 

  • He collected the £10,000 first prize. Yes, £10,000.

    他领取了1万英镑的头奖。对，是1万英镑。

12. CONVENTION 说不准;也是也不是 You say yes and no in reply to a question when you cannot give a definite answer, because in some ways the answer is yes and in other ways the answer is no. 

  • 'Was it strange for you, going back after such a long absence?' — 'Yes and no.'

    “那么长时间不在，然后又回来，你会觉得陌生吗？”——“既陌生又不陌生。”

13. N-COUNT 赞成者;赞成;赞成票 A yes is a person who has answered 'yes' to a question or who has voted in favour of something, or the answer or vote they have made. 

  • The no-votes are leading the yeses...

    反对票领先于赞成票。

  • The noes have 50 percent, the yeses 35 percent and the rest are undecided.

    反对者占50%，赞成者占35%，其余人尚未决定。

Noun

1. an affirmative;

  • "I was hoping for a yes"
  • antonym： no
1. Yes, I'll come in a minute.; Yes, I'm just coming.
欸，我这就来！

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. "Are you pleased at our success?""Yes, indeed.”
“你对我们的成功感到欣慰吗？”“是的，确实感到欣慰。”

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. "Did you need a drink?""Yes, I'm gasping!”
“你要喝点什么吗？”“我巴不得能喝点！”

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. "Does he know I'm here?""Yes, he does.”
“他知道我在这儿吗？”“是的，他知道。”

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. "Good evening!Terrible weather,isn't it?""Yes,dreadful.”
“晚上好！天气真糟糕，是不是？”“是啊，糟糕极了。”

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. "I'm not coming with you.""Yes you bloody well are.”
“我不跟你一块儿去。”“不行，一定得跟我一起去！”

来自《简明英汉词典》

7. "Oh yes?" Rilla said tiredly.“But when?”
“噢，真的吗？”瑞拉疲惫地说，“可是什么时候呢？”

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Ah, yes. The one who offered you a job in Australia.
啊，是啦。是在澳大利亚给你一个职位的那个人。

来自《用法词典》

9. All she had to do was yes him when he wes talking.
她只要在他说话时回答“是”就行了。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10. Are you pleased at your son's success? yes, indeed.
对你儿子的成功你感到高兴吗？是的，实在高兴。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

11. Can I borrow a pencil?—Yes, help yourself.
我能借用一支铅笔吗？——可以，自己拿吧。

来自《简明英汉词典》

12. Do we need to discuss this question? -- Yes.
这个问题还用得着讨论吗 --要讨论。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13. Do you smoke? Yes, I do.
你抽烟吗？—是的，我抽。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

14. Haven't you met her? Yes, I have.
你没遇见她吗？不，我已遇见了。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

15. He begged and begged until I said yes.
他一再恳求，直到我同意。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. He doesn't know, does he? -- Yes, he does.
他不知道吧？--不，他知道。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. He smiles at you, yes?
他在对你笑，对吗？

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. He would give only monosyllabic replies, such as "Yes" and "No".
他只肯给予极简短的回答，例如“是”和“否”。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. He would not answer yes or no, but beat about [around] the bush.
他不愿意直接回答，而是兜圈子。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

20. His composition is good, yes, very good.
他的作文很好，是的，很好。

来自《简明英汉词典》