Word · Frequency #144
yeses
肯定回答；同意
yeses is the plural of yes.
核心释义
An affirmative answer or expression of agreement.
- 1.
肯定表达；表示同意或接受的回答
An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.
- 2.
肯定；同意
an affirmative
- 3.
支持或赞成某事的投票
A vote of support or in favor of something.
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
用法In use
She gave a firm yes when I asked if she wanted to join the team.
用法提示：这里的 yes 作名词，表示‘肯定的回答’。
We need a yes from the manager before we can start the project.
用法提示：yes 在此处是名词，指‘同意’。
The committee counted the yeses and announced that the proposal had passed.
用法提示：yeses 是 yes 的复数形式，作名词，指‘赞成票’。
I was hoping for a yes
give a yes
yes 作名词时可数，前面可加限定词或形容词，表示一次肯定回答或同意。
She gave a definite yes to the offer.
她对这个提议给出了明确的肯定答复。
count the yeses
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想欢呼'耶'（yes）的声音，记住它表示肯定的回答、赞成票。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，表示肯定回答
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
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