Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #144
yes
肯定回答；同意
An affirmative answer or expression of agreement.
- 1.
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
肯定表达；表示同意或接受的回答
- 2.
an affirmative
肯定；同意
- 3.
A vote of support or in favor of something.
支持或赞成某事的投票
赞成票；肯定表达；表示同意或接受的回答；肯定；同意；支持或赞成某事的投票；是
In use
She gave a firm yes when I asked if she wanted to join the team.
We need a yes from the manager before we can start the project.
The committee counted the yeses and announced that the proposal had passed.
I was hoping for a yes
Connections
Collocations
- a resounding yes
- 响亮的肯定答复
- When asked if he enjoyed the trip, he gave a resounding yes.当被问到他是否喜欢这次旅行时，他给出了响亮的肯定答复。
- a simple yes
- 简单的肯定回答
- I'll take that as a simple yes.我就把这当作一个简单的肯定回答。
- a yes vote
- 赞成票
- The motion passed by one yes vote.这项动议以一票赞成获得通过。
- the yeses have it
- 赞成者占多数
- In the final count, the yeses have it.在最终计票中，赞成者占多数。
Idioms & figurative uses
- yes man
- 唯唯诺诺的人；应声虫He's just a yes man who never disagrees with the boss.他只是个唯唯诺诺的人，从不敢反对老板。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想欢呼'耶'（yes）的声音，记住它表示肯定的回答、赞成票。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、投票表决 作名词时，yes 通常表示“肯定回答、同意”或“赞成票”，在口语交流、投票和正式会议中都较常见，整体属于中性表达。
Grammar Note
可数名词，表示肯定回答
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: mess, less, guess, dress, stress, and unless all end with the same stressed /ɛs/ sound as yes. Beware lookalikes like yeast /jiːst/, yesterday /ˈjɛstərdeɪ/, and yep /jɛp/, which look similar but have different vowel or consonant sounds.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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