yes
- IPA[jɛs]
英式
- used to give an affirmative response；expressing agreement with a positive statement
- an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting
- 釋義
- 相關詞
- 片語
excl
- 1. used to give an affirmative response ‘Do you understand?’ ‘Yes.’
- ▪ expressing agreement with a positive statement ‘That was a grand evening.’ ‘Yes, it was.’
- ▪ asked at the end of a statement to indicate the expectation of agreement you think I perhaps killed Westbourne, yes?
- ▪ expressing contradiction of a negative statement ‘You don't want to go.’ ‘Yes, I do.’
- 2. used as a response to someone addressing one or trying to attract one's attention ‘Oh, Mr Lawrence.’ ‘Yes?’
- 3. used to question a remark ‘It should be easy to check.’ ‘Oh yes? How?’
- 4. encouraging someone to continue speaking ‘When you bought those photographs …’ ‘Yes?’
- 5. expressing great pleasure or excitement plenty to eat, including hot hamburger sandwiches (yes!)
- 6. expressing irritation or impatience ‘Is the pain still there?’ ‘Yes, yes, damn you, the pain is always there’
名詞
- 1. an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting answering with assured and ardent yeses
- a weak person who always agrees with their political leader or their superior at work.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a weak person who always agrees with their political leader or their superior at work.
Oxford Dictionary
- partly and partly not
Oxford American Dictionary
- partly and partly not
Oxford Dictionary
片語
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- IPA[yes]
美式
- used to give an affirmative response: “Do you understand?” “Yes.”
- an affirmative answer or decision, especially in voting: answering with assured and ardent yeses
Oxford American Dictionary
