yes

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ yes /ˈjɛs/ adverb

¹ yes

/ˈjɛs/

adverb

Learner's definition of YES

— used to give a positive answer or reply to a question, request, or offer是的，好的（对问题、请求或提议等表示肯定）

“Are you ready?” “Yes, I am.”“准备好了吗？”“是的，好了。”
“Is the supervisor in today?” “Yes.”“督导今天在吗？”“在。”
“I won't tolerate this behavior any longer. Do you understand?” “Yes, sir/ma'am.”“对这种行为我不能再容忍下去了，明白吗？”“明白，先生/女士。”
I asked her to the dance and she said yes.我请她跳舞，她同意了。
“Would you care for some coffee?” “Yes, please/thanks.” [=I would like some coffee]“想来点咖啡吗？”“好的，来点吧/谢谢。”
I'll say yes to anything [=I'll agree to do or accept anything] at this point.此刻我什么都同意。
“Are you happy with your job?” “Yes and no.” [=I'm happy about some parts of my job and unhappy about others]“对你的工作还满意吗？”“满意又不满意。”

— used to express agreement with an earlier statement or to say that statement is true是的（用于对前述说法表示赞同）

— used to introduce a statement that corrects or disagrees with an earlier negative statement不（用于句子开头，对前述否定句进行纠正或表示不赞同）

“She couldn't have meant that.” “Yes, she did mean it.”“她不会是那个意思。”“不，她就是那个意思。”
“He wasn't even there.” “Yes, he was!”“他当时都不在那儿。”“不，他在！”
“You can't do that!” “Oh, yes I can.”“你不能那么做！”“哦，不，我可以。”

— used to emphasize a statement or to make it more precise是的（用于强调或使陈述更为准确）

informal — used to express excitement, enthusiasm, or relief太好了（表兴奋、热情或宽慰）

— used to indicate uncertainty or polite interest什么事，有事吗（用于表示不确定性或者礼貌的关注）

— used to show you have remembered something噢，对了（用于表示突然想起某事物）

Where was I? Oh, yes. I was going to tell you about the dance.说到哪了？噢，想起来了，我正要告诉你跳舞的事情。

yes, yes

— used to show anger or irritation得了，行了，够了（表生气或恼火）

“We're leaving in a few minutes. You need to get ready.” “Yes, yes. I know. I heard you the first time.”“我们再过几分钟就要走了，你得准备好。”“行了，行了，知道了。说一遍就够了。

² yes /ˈjɛs/ noun

plural yeses also yesses

² yes

/ˈjɛs/

noun

plural yeses also yesses

Learner's definition of YES

[count]

: a positive reply : an answer of yes肯定的答复