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单词 aye
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aye

(aɪ) also ay
Word forms: plural ayes
1. convention
Aye means yes; used in some dialects of British English.
'Do you remember your first day at school?'—'Oh aye. Yeah.'
2. adverb
If you vote aye, you vote in favour of something.
3. plural noun
The ayes are the people who vote in favour of something.

aye in British English 1

or ay (aɪ)
sentence substitute
1. 
yes: archaic or dialectal except in voting by voice
2.  aye aye
noun
3. 
a. 
a person who votes in the affirmative
b. 
an affirmative vote
Compare nay
Word origin
C16: probably from pronoun I, expressing assent

aye in British English 2

(əɪ)
adverb
Scottish
always; still
Word origin
Old Norse ei ever; Old English ā; compare Latin aevum an age, Greek aiōn aeon, aiei ever, always

aye in American English 1

(eɪ)
adverb
OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
always; ever
: also sp. ay
Word origin
ME ai, ay < ON ei < IE base *aiw-, vital force > age

aye in American English 2

(aɪ)
adverb, interjection
1. 
yes; yea
noun
2. 
an affirmative vote or a person voting affirmatively
Also sp. ay
Idioms:
aye, aye
Word origin
prob. < I, pers. pron.

Examples of 'aye' in a sentence
aye

"Oh, aye, I know Finder," replied the voice, less formal now.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Not exactly... what I mean is, I thought he might be worth a chat...' `Oh aye ?
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
`Oh, aye, last night I talked with Glasgow Central myself.
Armstrong, Campbell MAMBO (2001)

Chinese translation of 'aye'

aye

(aɪ) (Brit)

int

  1. (= yes) 是 (shì)
    to vote aye 投赞(贊)成票 (tóu zànchéng piào)

n

  1. the ayes 投赞(贊)成票者 (tóu zànchéngpiào zhě)

Nearby words of
aye

  • awoken
  • axe
  • axle
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  • Azerbaijan
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Related terms of
aye

  • to vote aye
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