英语词汇“the nays have it”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(b) To gain, or have gained, a victory or advantage; to have won. Esp. in the ayes (also nays, etc.) have it, used to indicate that those who voted in the specified way have won the vote; also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery, superiority, or advantage [verb (intransitive)]

risec1175

to have the higher handa1225

to have the besta1393

bettera1400

vaila1400

to win or achieve a checka1400

surmount1400

prevaila1425

to have (also get) the better handa1470

to go away with it1489

to have the besta1500

to have (also get, etc.) the better (or worse) end of the staff1542

to have ita1616

to have (also get) the laugh on one's side1672

top1718

beat1744

to get (also have) the right end of the stick1817

to have the best of1846

to go one better1856

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 186 Well go thy waies olde Lad for thou shalt ha't.

1657 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 324 A member stood up and said, that the Noes in the former question had it.

1825 L. Hunt in New Monthly Mag. 14 72 Upon the whole, the dark browns, chestnuts, etc. have it with us.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. xvii. 304 As many as are of that opinion, say Aye,—contrary, No—the Ayes have it.

1961 Hudson Rev. 14 93 All very fine and so on, but the nays have it, lies, incestuous passion, adultery, [etc.].

1990 J. D. Barrow Theories of Everything (1991) vi. 134 Indeed, on a straight count the photons have it; for there are on the average about two billion photons of light to be found for every proton in the Universe.

2007 P. Loeb Moving Mountains v. 86 Jack thought the nays were louder. But Tomblin declared the ayes had it.

4. Chiefly in plural. A person who votes against a proposal, esp. in a parliamentary division (division n. 8) or (in later use) the U.S. Congress. Usually contrasted with aye or yea. Frequently in the nays have it: those voting against a proposal are in the majority; a proposal has been voted against. Cf. no n.¹ 3b, aye n. 2b, yea n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > negation > [noun] > vote > those who vote negatively

no1657

nay1742

content1779

1742 Country Jrnl. 21 Aug. The whole Magpye B——ch of Yeas and Nays.

1751 Parl. Hist. Eng. III. 34 The Question was put, and it being doubtful whether the Yeas or Nays had it, the House divided.

1832 Let. 11 July in Boston Courier 19 July 1/1 The Speaker promptly decided ‘the nays have it’.

1939 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 26 66 The twelve nays were all Republicans.

1980 Washington Post 21 Dec. c5/1 How the president votes at the Cabinet table determines whether the ayes or nays have it.

2006 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 3 Sept. 1 d The nays won overwhelmingly, 126–26.

单词	the nays have it
释义	> as lemmas the ayes (also nays, etc.) have it (b) To gain, or have gained, a victory or advantage; to have won. Esp. in the ayes (also nays, etc.) have it, used to indicate that those who voted in the specified way have won the vote; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery, superiority, or advantage [verb (intransitive)] risec1175 to have the higher handa1225 to have the besta1393 bettera1400 vaila1400 to win or achieve a checka1400 surmount1400 prevaila1425 to have (also get) the better handa1470 to go away with it1489 to have the besta1500 to have (also get, etc.) the better (or worse) end of the staff1542 to have ita1616 to have (also get) the laugh on one's side1672 top1718 beat1744 to get (also have) the right end of the stick1817 to have the best of1846 to go one better1856 a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) v. ii. 186 Well go thy waies olde Lad for thou shalt ha't. View more context for this quotation 1657 T. Burton Diary (1828) I. 324 A member stood up and said, that the Noes in the former question had it. 1825 L. Hunt in New Monthly Mag. 14 72 Upon the whole, the dark browns, chestnuts, etc. have it with us. 1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend II. iv. xvii. 304 As many as are of that opinion, say Aye,—contrary, No—the Ayes have it. 1961 Hudson Rev. 14 93 All very fine and so on, but the nays have it, lies, incestuous passion, adultery, [etc.]. 1990 J. D. Barrow Theories of Everything (1991) vi. 134 Indeed, on a straight count the photons have it; for there are on the average about two billion photons of light to be found for every proton in the Universe. 2007 P. Loeb Moving Mountains v. 86 Jack thought the nays were louder. But Tomblin declared the ayes had it. extracted from havev. the nays have it 4. Chiefly in plural. A person who votes against a proposal, esp. in a parliamentary division (division n. 8) or (in later use) the U.S. Congress. Usually contrasted with aye or yea. Frequently in the nays have it: those voting against a proposal are in the majority; a proposal has been voted against. Cf. no n.¹ 3b, aye n. 2b, yea n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > negation > [noun] > vote > those who vote negatively no1657 nay1742 content1779 1742 Country Jrnl. 21 Aug. The whole Magpye B——ch of Yeas and Nays. 1751 Parl. Hist. Eng. III. 34 The Question was put, and it being doubtful whether the Yeas or Nays had it, the House divided. 1832 Let. 11 July in Boston Courier 19 July 1/1 The Speaker promptly decided ‘the nays have it’. 1939 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 26 66 The twelve nays were all Republicans. 1980 Washington Post 21 Dec. c5/1 How the president votes at the Cabinet table determines whether the ayes or nays have it. 2006 Atlanta Jrnl.-Constit. (Nexis) 3 Sept. 1 d The nays won overwhelmingly, 126–26. extracted from nayadv.¹n. < as lemmas
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