ayes

英 [aɪz] 美 [aɪz]

n.  (议会等辩论中的)赞成票总数
aye的复数



牛津词典

noun

  1. (议会等辩论中的)赞成票总数
    the total number of people voting ‘yes’ in a formal debate, for example in a parliament
    1. The ayes have it (= more people have voted for sth than against it) .
      投票赞成的人占多数。

柯林斯词典

  1. CONVENTION 是,对,同意(用于英国英语方言中)
    Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
    1. 'Do you remember your first day at school?' — 'Oh aye. Yeah.'
      “你还记得第一天上学吗?”“噢,是的,当然。”
  2. 赞成票
    If you vote aye, you vote in favour of something.
    1. 投赞成票的人
      The ayes are the people who vote in favour of something.

      双语例句

      1. When the senators vote, the ayes will have it.
        参议员投票时,投赞成票的人将占多数。
      2. The tally was two ayes and three nays. When the senators vote, the ayes will have it.
        投票结果是两票赞成,三票反对。
      3. The chairman asked for ayes and noes, deadpan.
        主席面部无表情地问是谁赞同谁反对。
      4. In the British parliament, MPs are divided into the ayes and the noes when they vote.
        在英国议会,下院议员投票时被分为“赞成者”和“反对者”两组。
      5. Development on preparation of acidic ayes by oxidization of triarylmethane Leuco
        三芳甲烷型隐色体氧化制备酸性染料的研究进展