牛津英汉双解大辞典 Y(A至Z)

...

的

;

多

...

的

;

有

...

性质的

: dusty *

icy * clayey. 2 (with vs

forming

adjs

与动词结合构成形容词

) tending to

...

倾向的

;

易

...

的

: runny * sticky.

-ily

(forming advs

用以构成副词

).

-iness

(forming uncountable ns

用以构成不可数名词

).

-y

suff

後缀

1 (with vs forming ns

与动词结合构成名词

) action or process of ...

的行

动或过程

:

inquiry

*

expiry. 2

(also

-ie)

(with

ns

forming

diminutives

or

pet

names

与名词结合构成指小词或昵称

): piggy * doggie * daddy * Susie.

Y

abbr

缩写

= 1 yen1. 2 / waI; waI/ (US infml

口

) = YMCA, YWCA.

Y

/ waI; waI/ symb

符号

(a) (also y) (mathematics

数

) unknown quantity

未知数

: x = y

+ 2. (b) (fig

比喻

) second unknown or unspecified person, number or influence

第

二个未知的或未指明的人、

数或影响力

: Mr X met Miss Y. X

先生遇见了

Y

小姐

.

yacht

/

jCt;

jBt/

n 1

light

sailing-boat,

esp

one

built

specifically

for

racing

快艇

;

（尤

指专为竞赛用的）帆船

: [attrib

作定语

] a yacht race, club, crew

帆船竞赛、

俱乐部、

（一组）选手

* a sand yacht, ie a yacht-like vehiclewith wheels for use on sand

沙

滩车

. 2 large (usu power-driven) vessel used for private pleasure cruising

大型

（通常为机动的）游艇

. Cf

参看

dinghy.

yacht

v [I] (usu in the continuous tenses

通常用於进行时态

) travel or race in a yacht,

especially

as

a

hobby

乘坐快艇、

帆船、

游艇或进行比赛

（尤指作为爱好）

:

I

go

yachting

most

weekends

in

the

summer.

在夏天

,

我大多数周末都乘快艇游玩

.

yachting

n

[U]

art,

practice or sport of sailing yachts

帆船驾驶（术）

;

帆船驾驶运动

: [attrib

作定语

]

yachting equipment

帆船驾驶设备

.

yachtsman

/

-smEn;

-smEn/

n

(pl

-smen

/

-smEn;

-smEn/,

fem

阴性作

`yachtswoman)

person

who

has

yachting as a hobby

帆船运动爱好者

: a round-the- worldyachtsman

环游世界一周的帆船

运动爱好者

.

yack

/ jAk; jAk/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (away/on) (about sb/sth) (sl

俚

) talk continuously and

often noisily (usu about sth unimportant)

唠唠叨叨

,

闲扯（常为高声地）

: Joy kept

yacking (on) about the wedding.

乔伊唠唠叨叨地聊著婚礼的事

.

yack

n (usu sing

通常作单数

) (sl

俚

) persistent or trivial conversation; chatter

絮絮

叨叨的谈话

;

聊天

;

唠叨

: having a good old yack with the neighbours

与邻居痛快地闲

扯往事

.

yackety-yack

/ 9jAkEtI 5jk; 9jAkEtI `jAk/ n [U] (sl

俚

) persistent chatter

絮絮叨叨的谈话

;

唠

叨

.

yahoo

/ jE5hu:; jE`hu/ n (pl ~s) coarse brutish person

粗鲁的人

: [attrib

作定语

] a yahoo

attitude

粗鲁的态度

.

yak

/

jAk;

jAk/

n

wild

or

domesticated

ox

of

Central

Asia,

with

long

horns

and

hair

牛

（产於中亚、

西藏）

.

Yale

/

jeIl;

jel/

n

(also

`Yale

lock)

(propr

专利名

)

type

of

lock

with

revolving

internal

parts,

commonly

used

for

doors,

etc

耶鲁锁

,

撞锁

（常用作门等的锁）

:

have

a

Yale

(lock)

fitted

安装耶鲁锁

* [attrib

作定语

] a Yale key

耶鲁锁的钥匙

.

yam

/ jAm; jAm/ n 1 (a) edible starchy tuber of a tropical climbing plant

薯蓣（通称

山药）

. (b) this plant

薯蓣

. 2 (US) type of sweet potato

甘薯（通称白薯或红薯）

.

yammer

/ 5jAmE(r); `jAmL/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (on) (aboutsb/sth) (infml derog

口

,

贬

) talk

noisily and continuously; complain or speak in a whining, grumbling manner

高声不

停地说

;

抱怨

;

嘟嘟囔囔地说

:

I

do

wish

they'd

stop

yammering

on

about

the

size

of

the

bill.

我真希望他们别再嘟嘟囔囔地抱怨帐单的价钱了

.

yammer

/ 5jAmE(r); `jAmL/ v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (on) (aboutsb/sth) (infml derog

口

,

贬

) talk

noisily and continuously; complain or speak in a whining, grumbling manner

高声不

停地说

;

抱怨

;

嘟嘟囔囔地说

:

I

do

wish

they'd

stop

yammering

on

about

the

size

of

the

bill.

我真希望他们别再嘟嘟囔囔地抱怨帐单的价钱了

.

yang

/ jAN; jAN/ n [U] (in Chinese philosophy) the active bright male principle of the

universe

（中国哲学）阳

. Cf

参看

yin.

Yank

/ jANk; jANk/ n (infml

口

) = Yankee.

yank

/ jANk; jANk/ v [I, Ipr, Tn, , Tn.p] (infml

口

) pull (sth) with a sudden sharp

tug

(often

in

a

specifieddirection)

猛拉（某物）

（常为向某方向）

:

She

yanked

(on)

the

rope and it broke.

她猛力一拉

,

绳子就断了

. * yank the bedclothes off one's bed

把

床单从床上拉下来

* yank out a tooth

拔出一颗牙齿

.

yank

n sudden sharp tug

突然的猛拉

: The old chain only needed a couple of yanks before

it snapped.

这条旧链只拉了两下就断了

.

Yankee

/ 5jANkI; `jANkI/ (also Yank) n 1 (Brit infml

口

) inhabitant of the United States

of America; American

美国人

;

美洲人

: [attrib

作定语

] Yankee hospitality

美国人的

好客

. 2

(US) (a) inhabitant

of any of the NorthernStates, esp those

of

New England

美国北部各州的人

< br>;

（尤指）新英格兰人

. (b) Federal soldier in the AmericanCivil War

（美国南北战争时的）北军

.

yap

/

jAp;

jAp/

v

(-pp-)

[I,

Ipr] 1

~

(at

sb/sth)

(esp

of

small

dogs)

utter

short

sharp

barks

（尤指小狗）叫

,

吠

: yapping at the postman

向邮递员狂吠

. 2 (sl

俚

) talk

noisily and foolishly

哇啦哇啦地瞎说

: Stop yapping!

别瞎扯了

!

yap

n sound of yapping

（小狗的）叫声

;

哇啦哇啦的说话声

.

Scotland Yard

/

9skCtlEnd

5jB:d;

`skBtlEnd`jBrd/

headquartersof

the

London

police,

now

officially

called New Scotland Yard; its Criminal Investigation Department

伦敦警察厅（现称

New Scotland Yard

新伦敦警察厅）

;

伦敦警察厅侦缉处

: They called in Scotland Yard,

ie asked for

the help of this Department.

他们向伦敦警察厅侦缉处报了案

. * Scotland

Yard is/are investigating the crime.

伦敦警察厅正在对该罪案进行调查

.

yard

/

jB:d;

jBrd/

n 1

(a)

(usu

unroofed)

enclosed

or

partly

enclosed

space

near

or

round

a building or group of buildings, often paved

建筑物附近或周围（通常为无顶篷的 ）

围起来的空地

（常为经铺设者）

;

院子

.

(b)

(US)

=

backyard

(back2). 2

(usu

in

compounds

通常用以构成复合词

) enclosure for a special purpose or business

（为某目的或用途

的）场地

: a `railway yard/`marshalling yard, ie an area where trains are made up,

and where coaches, wagons, etc are stored

铁路站场

[

调车场

] * a `builder's yard

建

筑场地

.

yard

/

jB:d;

jBrd/

n 1

(abbr

缩写

yd)

unit

of

length,

equal

to

3

feet

(36

inches)

or

0.9144

metre

码（长度单位

,

等於

3

英尺或

0.9144

米）

: Can you still buy cloth by the yard

in

Britain?

在英国买布还论码吗

?

=>App

4,

5

见附录

4

、

5. 2

long

pole-like

piece

of

wood fastened to a mast for supporting and spreading a sail

帆桁

.

yardage

/ 5jB:dIdV; `jBrdIdV/ n [C, U] size measured in yards or square yards

码数

;

平方

码数

: a considerable yardage of canvas

有相当大码数的帆布

.

yard- arm

n either end of a yard2 (2) supporting a sail

帆桁端

.

yard of ale

(a) ale or beer held in a deep slender drinking glass about a yard long

（盛於约

一码长的细长玻璃杯中的）麦芽酒或啤酒< /p>

. (b) this drinking glass

这种玻璃酒杯

.

yardstick

/ 5jB:dstIk; `jBrd9stIk/ n ~ (of sth) standard of comparison

比较或衡量的标准

;

尺

度

: Durability is one yardstick of quality.

耐久性是质量好坏的一个尺度

. * We need

a yardstick to measure our performance by.

我们的表现需要一个检验的标准

.

yarmulka

/ 5jQmUlkE; `jBrmElkE/ n skull-cap worn by Jewish men, esp at prayer

（犹太男子戴

的）无檐小圆帽（尤指祈祷时所戴 者）

.

yarn

/

jB:n;

jBrn/

n 1

[U]

fibres

(esp

of

wool)

that

have

been

spun

for

knitting,

weaving,

etc

纱

;

线

;

（尤指）毛线

. 2 [C] (infml

口

) story; traveller's tale, esp one that

is

exaggerated

or

invented

故事

;

（旅行者的）

奇谈

（尤指夸张的或编造的）

. 3

(idm

习

语

) spin a yarn => spin.

yarn

v [I] (infml

口

) tell yarns

讲故事

;

信口开河

: We stayed up yarning until midnight.

我们山南海北一直讲到深夜

.

yarrow

/

5jArEU;

`jAro/

n

[C,

U]

plant

with

feathery

leavesand

small

strong-smelling

white

or pinkish flowers in flat clusters

欧蓍草

: hedgerows full of yarrow

有很多欧蓍草

的灌木树篱

.

yashmak

/

5jAFmAk;

`jAF9mAk/

n

veil

covering

most

of

the

face,

worn

in

public

by

Muslim

women

in certaincountries

（某些国家的穆斯林妇女在公众场所戴的）面纱

.

yaw

/

jR:;

jR/

v

[I]

(of

a

ship

or

aircraft,

etc)

turn

unsteadilyoff

a

straight

or

correct

course

（指轮船或飞行器等）偏航

,

越出航线

. Cf

参看

pitch2 4, roll2 6.

yaw

n such a turn

偏航

;

越出航线

.

yawl

/ jR:l; jRl/ n (nautical

海

) 1 (a) sailing-boat with two masts, the second being

a

short

one

near

the

stern

（前桅高後桅低的）二桅帆船

.

(b)

type

of

small

fishing-boat

小渔船

. 2 ship's boat with four or six oars

（船载的四桨或六桨的）小艇

.

yawn

/

jR:n;

jRn/

v

[I] 1

take

(usu

involuntarily)

a

deep

breath

with

the

mouth

wide

open,

as when sleepy or bored

打哈欠

. 2 (of large holes, etc) be wide open

（指大洞穴

等）张开

,

裂开

: The deep crevasse yawned at their feet.

他们脚下的冰川有一道深深

的裂缝

.

*

a

yawning

chasm

地上裂开的大坑

*

(fig

比喻

)

a

yawning

gap

between

the

rich

and poor in our society

我们社会中贫富之间的鸿沟

.

yawn

n 1 act of yawning (yawn v 1)

哈欠

. 2 (usu sing

通常作单数

) (infml derog

口

,

贬

)

uninteresting

or

boring

thing

乏味的或枯燥的事物

:

The

meeting

was

one

big

yawn

from

start to finish.

那会议自始至终十分无聊

.

yaws

/

jR:z;

jRz/

n

[sing

or

pl

v]

tropical

skin

disease

causing

raspberry-like

swellings

雅司病

.

yd

abbr

缩写

=

(pl

yds)

yard

(measurement

量度单位

):

12

yds

of

silk

12

码的丝绸

.

Cf

参

看

ft, in.

ye

/ ji:; ji/ pers pron

人称代词

(arch

古

) (pl of thou *thou

的复数

) you

汝等

;

君等

.

ye

/ ji:; ji, or pronounced as

或读作

the/ det (used in the names of pubs, shops, etc

as if it were the old-fashioned spelling

用於酒馆、

商店等的名称

,

作仿古体拼写

) =

the: Ye Olde Bull and Bush, eg on a pub sign

布尔及布什老店（如於酒馆招牌上者）

.

yea

/ jeI; je/ adv, n (arch

古

) = yes. Cf

参看

nay.

yeah

/

jeE;

jZE/

adv

(infml

口

) 1

(casual

pronunciation

of)

yes

*yes

（的俗音）

. 2

(idm

习语

) ,oh `yeah? (used to show that one does not believe what has been said

用以

表示对所说的话不相信

): `I'm going to meet the Prime Minister.' `Oh yeah? Very

likely!'

｀我要去见首相了

.

＇｀噢

,

是吗

?

那太有可能了

!

＇

year

/

jIE(r),

also

j:(r);

jIr/

n 1

[C]

time

taken

by

the

earth

to

make

one

orbit

round

the sun, about 365 days

年

. 2 [C] (also `calendar year) period from 1 January to

31

December,

ie

365

days

(or

366

in

a

leap

year)

divided

into

12

months

历年

:

in

the

year 1865

在

1865

年

* this year

今年

* the year after next

後年

* a good year for

cheap vegetables, ie a year in which vegetables are available cheaply

蔬菜便宜的

好年成

. 3

[C]

any

period

of

365

consecutive

days

一年

:

It's

just

a

year

(today)

since

I arrived here.

我来到这里（到今天）整一年了

. * I arrived a year ago (today).

我

是一年前（的今天）来的

. * She's worked there for ten years.

她在那里工作十年了

. *

In a year's time they're getting married.

一年之後他们就要结婚了

. * [attrib

作定

语

]

a

five-year

forecast

五年的预测

. 4

[C]

period

of

one

year

associated

with

sth,

such

as

education

or

finance

与某事物

（如教育或 财政）

相关的一年的期间

:

the

,academic

`year

学年

*

the

fi,nancial/,fiscal/,tax

`year

财政

[

< br>会计

/

课税

]

< br>年度

*

[attrib

作定

语

]

first

year

students

一年级的学生

. 5

[C

usu

pl

通常作复数

]

age;

time

of

life

年

纪

;

年龄

;

年岁

: twenty years old/of age

二十岁

* a seventy-year-old man

七十岁的

人

* She looks young for her years/for a woman of her years, ie looks younger than

she

is.

她看起来比她的岁数年轻

.

*

He

died

in

his

sixtieth

year,

ie

at

the

age

of

59.

他在步入六十岁时去世（即实足年龄

< br>59

岁）

. 6 years [pl] (infml

口

) a long time

很

久

: I've worked for this firm for years (and years).

我为 这家公司工作了很多年（很

多年）了

. * It's years since we last met.

我们已经很久没见面了

.7 (idm

习语

) the

age/years

of

discretion

=>

discretion.,all

(the)

year

`round

throughout

the

year

一

年到头

: He swims in the sea all year round.

他一年到头都在海里游泳

. donkey's years

=> donkey. man, woman, car, etc of the `year person or thing chosen as outstanding

in a particular field in a particular year

某年在某领域最杰出的人或事物

: TV

personality of the year

该年度电视圈的名人

. not/never in a hundred, etc `years

absolutelynot/never

绝对不

[

决不

]. old beyond one's years => old. put `years on sb

make sb feel or appear older

使某人觉得或显得老些

: The shock put years on him.

这

一场冲击使他见老

. ring out the old year and ring in the new => ring2. take `years

off sb make sb feelor appear younger

使某人觉得或显得年轻些

: Giving up smoking has

taken years off her.

她戒烟以後显得年轻了

. the turn of the year/century => turn2.

year after `year continuously for many years

年年

: She sent money year after year

to help the poor.

她年年送钱帮助穷人

.year by `year progressively each year

一年一

年地

: Yearby year their affection for each other grew stronger.

他们相爱逐年加深

.

the year

`dot (infml

口

) a very

long time ago

很久以前

: I've

been going

there every

summer since the year dot.

我从很久以前每年夏天就都到那里去

. year `in, year `out

every year without exception

年复一年地

. ,year of `grace; ,year of our `Lord (fml

文

)

any

specified

year

after

the

birth

of

Christ

耶稣纪元某年

;

公元某年

:

in

the

year

of our Lord 1217, ie 1217 AD

公元

1217

年

.

yearly

adj,

adv

(occurring)

every

year

or

once

a

year

每年（的）

;

一年一次（的）

:

a

yearly

conference/a conferenceheld yearly

一年一度的会议

.

year- book

n book issued once a year, giving information (reports, statistics, etc) about a

particular subject

年鉴

;

年刊

;

年报

.

year-long

adj [attrib

作定语

] continuing for or throughouta year

持续一年的

;

整整一年的

:

a ,year- long `lecture tour

持续一年的演讲旅行

.

yearling

/ 5jIElIN; `jIrlIN/ n animal, esp a horse, between one and two years old

一岁至两

岁的动物（尤指马）

: a race for yearlings

一两岁小马的赛马

* [attrib

作定语

] a

yearling filly

一两岁的小雌马

.

yearn

/ j:n; j[n/ v [I, Ipr, It] ~ (for sb/sth) desire strongly or with compassion or

tenderness;

be

filled

with

longing

渴望

;

怜悯

;

思念

;

留恋

;

盼望

:

a

yearning

desire

如饥似渴的欲望

* He yearned for his home and family.

他怀念故国家园

. * She yearned

to return to her native country.

她巴不得能回国

.

yearning

n [C, U] ~ (for sb/sth); ~ (to do sth) strong desire; tender longing

渴望

;

热望

.

yearningly

adv.

yeast

/ ji:st; jist/ n [C, U] (type of) fungous substance used in the making of beer and

wine,

or

to

make

bread

rise2(10)

酵母

;

发酵物

:

brewer's

yeast

啤酒用酵母

*

baker's

yeast

发面用酵母

.

yeasty

adj tasting or smelling strongly of yeast; frothy like yeast when it is developing

酵母味的

;

发酵的

;

起泡的

.

yeastiness

n [U].

yell

/

jel;

jZl/

v 1

[I,

Ipr,

Ip]

~

(out)

(at

sb/sth);

~

(out)

(in/with

sth)

utter

a

loud

sharp

cry

or

cries

as

of

pain,

excitement,

etc

号叫

;

喊叫

;

叫喊

:

Stop

yelling,

can't

you!

别嚷了

,

行吗

? * She yelled (out) at her mischievous child.

她对她淘气的孩子

大喊大叫

. * yell out in anguish, terror, pain, etc

因苦恼、

惊恐、

疼痛等叫喊起来

* yell with fear,

agony, laughter

害怕、

痛苦、

笑得喊叫起来

.2 [I,

Ipr, Tn, ,

Tn.p]

~

(at

sb)

(about/for

sth);

~

(out)

sth

(at

sb/sth)

speak

or

say

(sth)

in

a

yelling

voice

叫喊著说（某事）

: She yelled at him about his constant drunkenness.

她大嚷

大叫说他总是烂醉如泥

. * The crowd yelled (out) encouragement at the players.

人们

叫喊著为选手打气

. =>Usage at shout

用法见

shout.

yell

n 1 loud sharp cry of pain, excitement, etc

叫声

;

喊声

;

喊叫

: a yell of terror

恐

怖的叫喊声

*

let

out

an

ear-splitting

yell

发出震耳欲聋的号叫声

. 2

(US)

particular

type of shout or cheer used at a college to encourage a team, etc

（学院中拉拉队

助威的）喊叫声

.

yellow

/ 5jelEU; `jZlo/ adj 1 (a) of the colour of ripe lemons, egg yolks or gold, or of

a

colour

similar

to

this

黄（色）的

.

=>illus

at

spectrum

见

spectrum

插图

.

(b)

(often

offensive

常作轻蔑语

)

having

the

light

brown

skin

and

complexion

of

certain

eastern

Asian

peoples

（某些东亚民族）黄皮肤的

. 2

(also

`yellow-bellied)

(infml

derog

口

,

贬

)

cowardly

胆怯的

:

I

always

suspected

he

was

yellow.

我总怀疑他很胆小

. 3

(idm

习

语

) a yellow `streak cowardice in sb's character

生性怯懦

.

yellow

n

(a)

[C,

U]

the

colour

yellow

黄色

:

several

different

yellows

(ie

shades

of

yellow)

in

the

paintbox

颜料盒中有几种不同色调的黄色

.

(b)

[U]

yellow

substance,material

or

covering;

yellow

clothes

黄色的物质、

材料或外层

;

黄色的衣服

:

wearing

yellow

穿著

黄衣服

.

yellow

v

[I,

Tn]

(cause

sth

to)

become

yellow

（使某物）变黄或发黄

:

yellowing

autumn

leaves

变黄的秋叶

* The manuscript had yellowed/was yellowed with age.

手稿因年久而发黄

了

.

yellowish, yellowy

adjs rather yellow

微黄的

;

发黄的

.

yellowness

n [U].

yellow card

(in football, etc) card shown by the referee to a player that he is cautioning

< br>（足

球等运动中的）

黄牌

,

黄卡

（由裁判员出示

,

用以向某运动员提出警告）

.

Cf

参看

red

card

(red1).

yellow fever

[U] infectious tropical disease causing the skin to turn yellow

黄热病

.

yellow flag

flag coloured yellow, displayed by a ship or hospital which is in quarantine

黄旗

,

检疫旗（受隔离检疫的轮船或医院所悬挂的黄色旗子）

.

yellow line

yellow line painted at the side of a road to show restrictions on the parking of

vehicles

黄线（路边限制停车者）

: You can't park on a double yellow line.

有双黄线

处不准停车

.

Yellow Pages

(propr

专利名

)

telephone directory, or section

of one,

listing companies according

to the goods or services they offer

黄页（用黄色纸印刷的电话簿或其中部分

,

按公司

类别排列者）

.

the yellow press

(infml derog

口

,

贬

) newspapers that deliberately include sensational news items,

etc in order to attract readers

低级报刊（故作耸人听闻的报道以哗众取宠的报纸）

.

yellowhammer

/ 5jelEUhAmE(r); `jZlo9hAmL/ n type of small bird, the male of which has a yellow

head, neck and breast

峋鸭（雄性头颈及胸部均为黄色的小鸟

,

亦称黄道眉）

.

yelp

/ jelp; jZlp/ n a short sharp cry (of pain, anger, excitement, etc)

（因痛苦、

气

愤、

兴奋等的）短而尖的叫声

: The dog gave a yelp when I trod on its paw.

我踩了那

狗的爪子

,

它汪汪叫了一声

.

yelp

v [I] utter such a cry

发出短而尖的叫声

.

yen

/ jen; jZn/ n (pl unchanged

复数不变

) unit of money in Japan

圆（日本的货币单位）

.

yen

/ jen; jZn/ n (usu sing

通常作单数

) ~ (for sth/to do sth) (infml

口

) longing or

yearning

渴望

;

热望

: I've always had a yen to visit Australia.

我总想去澳大利亚观

光

.

yeoman

/ 5jEUmEn; `jomEn/ n (pl -men / -mEn; -mEn/) (Brit) 1 (esp arch

尤为古义

) farmer

who owns and works his land

自耕农

: [attrib

作定语

] yeoman farmers

自耕农

. 2

(formerly) servant in a royal or noble household

（旧时）

（皇室或贵族的）侍者

,

仆

人

.

yeomanry

/ -rI; -rI/ n [Gp] (Brit) (a) country landowners

自耕农

. (b) (formerly) volunteer

cavalry force raised from farmers, etc

（旧时）

（由农民等组成的）义勇 骑兵队

.

Yeoman of the Guard

member of the British sovereign's bodyguard

（英国王室的）卫士

.

yeoman service

(esp rhet

尤作修辞

) long and useful service; help, esp at a time of need

长期而有

用的服务

;

援助（尤指急需时）

:

retiring

after

40

years'

yeoman

service

to

the

company

对公司勤勤恳恳工作

40

年後退休

.

yes

/

jes;

jZs/

interj 1

(a)

(used

to

answer

in

theaffirmative

用作肯定的答覆

):

`Is

this

a painting by Picasso?'`Yes, it is.'

｀这是毕加索的画吗

?

＇｀是

.

＇

* (emphatic

强

调

) `Don't you want to come with us?' `Yes, of course I do.'

们在一起吗

?

＇｀我当然愿意

.

＇

(b) (used to show that a statement is correct or that

the speaker agrees

用以表示一说法正确或说话人同意

): `English is a difficult

language.' `Yes, but not as difficult as Chinese.'

｀英语很难

< br>.

＇｀是啊

,

但没有汉

语那麽难

.

＇

*

`Isn't

she

sweet?'

`Yes,

she

is.'

｀她很可爱吧

?

｀对

,

她很可爱

.

＇

(c)

(used

to

agree

with

a

request

用以表示同意一要求

):

`Can

I

borrow

this

record?'

`Yes,

of course.'

｀我可以借这张唱片吗

?

< br>＇｀当然可以

.

＇

2 (used to accept an invitation

or

offer

用以表示接受一邀请或提议

):

`Coffee?'

`Yes,

please.'

｀要咖啡吗

?

＇｀要

,

谢

谢< /p>

.

＇

3

(used

to

acknowledge

one's

presence

in

a

group

or

to

reply

when

one

is

called

用以应答呼唤

):

`Williams.'

`Yes,

sir.'

｀威廉

.

＇

｀到

.

＇

< br> *

`Waiter!'

`Yes,

madam.'

｀

服务员

＇

｀

,

小姐

.

＇

4

(used

to

ask

what

sb

wants

用以询问某人之所需

):

`Yes?'

`I'd

like 2 tickets, please.'

｀要什麽

?

＇｀请给我来两张票

.

＇

Cf

参看

no interj.

yes

n (pl yeses / 5jesIz; `jZsIz/) answer that affirms, agrees, accepts, etc

表示肯定、

同意、

接受等的答覆

: Can't you give me a straight (ie direct) yes or no?

你能不能

给我一个直截了当的答覆

,

行还是不行

?

yes-man

/

5jesmn;

`jZs9mAn/

n

(pl

-men

/

-men;-9mZn/)

weak

person

who

always

agrees

with

his

superior(s) in order to win favour or approval

唯唯诺诺的人

.

yester-year

/ 5jestE jIE(r), also j:(r); `jZstL9jIr/ n [U] (arch or rhet

古或修辞

) the recent

past

不久以前

;

往昔

: recalling holidays of yester-year

忆往昔之假日

.

yesterday

/ 5jestEdI, -deI; `jZstLdI, -9de/ adv on the day just past; on the day before today

在昨天

;

在昨日

:He arrived only

yesterday.

他昨天刚到

. * It

was only yesterday that

he arrived.

昨天他才刚刚到

. * I can remember it as if it were yesterday.

我对此事

记忆犹新

,

恍如昨日一般

. * Where were you yesterday morning/afternoon/evening?

昨< /p>

天上午

[

下午

/

晚上

]

你在什麽地方

< br>?

yesterday

n [U, C often pl

作不可数名词或可数名词

,

後者常作复数

] 1 the day before today

昨

天

;

昨日

: Yesterday was Sunday.

昨天星期日

. * Where's yesterday's(news) paper?

昨

天的报纸在哪里

? 2

the

recent

past

不久以前

;

往昔

:

dressed

in

yesterday's

fashions

穿著不久前流行的服装

* all our yesterdays

我们的往日

. 3 (idm

习语

) be born

yesterday => born. the day before yesterday => day.

yesterday week

eight days ago

八天以前

: I haven't seen him since yesterday week.

我有八天没见到

他了

.

yet

/ jet; jZt/ adv 1 (a) (used in questions and negative sentences and after vs

expressing

uncertainty,

usu

in

final

position;

in

British

English

usu

with

the

present

or past perfect tense, in US English usu with the simple past