answer in the affirmative
collocation给予肯定回答
She answered in the affirmative when I asked if she wanted to join.
当我问她是否想加入时，她给予了肯定回答。
肯定回答；同意；赞成
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肯定回答；同意；赞成
A word or statement that expresses agreement or acceptance; yes.
During the board meeting, the chairman asked for a show of hands, and we all gave an affirmative.
在董事会会议上，主席要求举手表决，我们都表示了肯定。
是；表示同意或接受的回答
Yes; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
表示同意或接受的回答
An answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
The survey asked participants to respond with either a negative or an affirmative.
调查要求参与者选择否定或肯定作为回答。
The witness's affirmative was clearly recorded by the court stenographer.
证人的肯定答复被法庭速记员清晰记录。
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给予肯定回答
She answered in the affirmative when I asked if she wanted to join.
当我问她是否想加入时，她给予了肯定回答。
点头表示同意
The committee nodded in the affirmative after hearing the proposal.
委员会听取提案后点头表示同意。
投赞成票
All members voted in the affirmative on the new policy.
所有成员都对这项新政策投了赞成票。
作出肯定回应
The manager responded in the affirmative to the request for leave.
经理对休假请求作出了肯定回应。
表示同意；以肯定的方式
The committee voted in the affirmative.
委员会投了赞成票。
作出肯定的回答；表示同意
I asked the doctor if it was serious, and she answered in the affirmative.
我问医生是否严重，她作出了肯定的回答。
点头同意；肯定地点头
He nodded in the affirmative when I asked if he knew the truth.
当我问他是否知道真相时，他肯定地点了点头。
收到，戴夫，我听到了。
When the interviewer asked if she would accept the position, she answered in the affirmative.
当面试官问她是否接受这个职位时，她作出了肯定的回答。
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把 affirmative 想成 af + firm（坚定）：坚定地点头说的就是“是”，即肯定回答。
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式书面答复、投票或表决、无线电通信 作名词表示“是；同意”时，通常出现在正式书面语、表决或无线电通信等特定场合；日常口语中比较常见的是直接说 yes。
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