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yarn /jam; NAmE ja:rn/ noun 1 [u] thread that has been spun, used for knitting, making cloth, etc. ^ ;纱线 —picture o knitting 2 [C] {informal) a long story, espe- cially one that is exaggerated or invented ■(,尤指夸张的 或编造.的)故事:He used to spin yarns (= tell, stories) about his time in the Army.他过去经常编造一些有关他 部队时的离奇故事。see pitch v. yarrow /'jaerau; NAmE -r〇〇/ noun [U, C] a plant with flat groups of many small white or pinkish flowers that have a strong smell 蓍草 >

yash-mak /'jaeJmaBk/ noun a piece of cloth covering most of the Pace, worn by some Muslim women (穆斯

林妇女戴的)面纱

yaw /ja:/. ver/? [V]  术语)(of a ship or plane 轮船

i lli) to turn to one side, away from a straight course, in an unsteady way ()|M yaw noun [C, U] yawl not//? 1 a type of boat with sails 双诡轻便帆船 2 a rowing boat carried on a ship 船载小划座 yawn /join/ verb, noun

m verb [V] 1 to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply through it, usually because you are tired or bored 打哈欠He stood up, stretched and yawned:他站 释身_了;个懒腰,打了个哈欠。2 (of a large hole or an empty space 大的洞穴:或空向)to be ve.ry wide and often frightening apd difficult to get across 非常宽;难 以逾越 H771 gape A crevasse yawned at their feet. 他们的脚下是一条张开大口的裂缝。      There’s

a yawning gap between rich and poor.贫富之间有一条 鸿沟。

mnoun 1 an act of yawning X She stifled another yawn and tried hard to Zoofc interested 她又忍住了 '哈 欠,竭力显出感兴趣的样子2 [usually sing.] (/n|orma a boring event, ideaetc.乏味的拿情;令人厌烦的观点 (等The meeting was one big yawn from start to /imsh.这个会议自始至终都无聊透顶。 yaws /jo:z/ noun [u] a tropical skin disease that causes large red swellings雅司病(热带皮肤病可导致皮肤严 重肿胀

yay /jei/ exclamation, adv. (informal, especially NAm£) m exclamation used to show that you are very pleased about sth (表示满意J won/ 7ay/吔,我贏了!

adv. 1 to this degree 这么;那么;.多么 soThe J caught was yay big:_的鱼有这么大呢。2 to a high degree 非常;,极其 BQC1 extremely : Yay good movi’e/非常棒的电彰!

■Y chromosome notvn (fc/o/ogy a sex chromosome. In human males each cell has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. In human females there is never a Y chromosome. * Y 染色体

yd p/. yds) yard yds o/sdfc * 12.码的丝調 ye pron., det.

m pron. /ji:; weak form ji/ (old use or dialect) a word meaning Vu5 used when talking to more than one person'你们:Gather ye rosebuds whifeye may.花开堪

折直须折。

mdet. /ji:/ a word meaning ^he5, used in the names of pubs, shops, etc. to make them seem old (相当于』the.

用于酒吧、商店等的名称,以使其显得古色古香):ye OZde Starre Jnn老斯塔尔酒店 yea /jei/ adv., noun [old use) yes Ji — compare nay(2) yeah /jea/ exclamation {informal) yes 是的;分 IHTOl .oh .yeah? used when you are commenting on what sb has just said (回应时南)哦, 是吗:‘We’re # to France soon.’ ‘Oh yeah? When’s that?’ “我们很快就要去法国了。” “哦,是吗?什么时候去

呀? ◊ Tm going to be ri’ch one day.’ ‘Oh yeah?’ I don’t believe you.) “总有一天我会发财的“哦,真 的?,’ ,yeah^ 'right used to say that you do not believe what sb has just said, disagree with it, or are not inter- estedinit (表示不相信、不词意或不感兴趣算了吧be /ine. ’Yeahr t. “你会没事的“得了

吧。”

year /ji0(r); j3(r); NAmE]ir/ noun (abbr. yr)

1 (also .calendar 'year) [C] the period from l January to 31 December, that is 365 or 366 days, divided into 12 months 年;日历年in the year 2865 1865

Host my job earner this year.今年早些时候,我失业了。

                  Mections take pZace every year每年都进行各项选举。

0 The museum is open all (the) year round (= during the whole year).博物馆全年弁放。see also leap year, new year 2 [C] a period of 12 months, measured from any particular time 年时间:Jt’s exactly a year since J started working, here森‘这里工作已经整整一年 了 a She gave up teaching three years ago.  ,

,放弃了 教学工样。in the /irst year / t/zefr marriage 隹;(也们婚后第一 _◊ thepre-vvar/vvar/post-waryears

the period before/during/after the war)战前的/ 战 争的./威后的年代 have happy memories / my years

in Pokmd (= the time I spent there).'在波兰尚岁月给我 留:卞 f 美分的.回忆丨.:一See also GAP YEAR, LIGHT YEAR, off year 3 [C] a period of 12 months connected with a particular activity与某事相关的一年;年度the academfc/schooZ year 学年◊ the tax year 课税年度 see also financial year 4 [C] [especially Brtj (at a school, etc..学校等).a level that you stay in for one year; a student at a particular level 年级;某年级的学生We started German in year seven•舍们在七年级幵始学习德 语.a year-seven pupif 七年级_..The years do jFrenc/i. 年级学生学习法语She was in my year at schooZ.她上学时跟我同级。5 [Cusually pi.] age; time of life 年岁.:;年纪;年: He was 14 years old when it happened这件事情发生的时候,他14◊ She Zooks young /or her years.她看上暴比她的年癡小◊ 77iey were botft onfy 20 years /age他们两人者P # 20.岁。

                  a twenty-.year-od man 名二十士的男> ◊ He di.ecHn his sixtieth year.他是六+岁时'丢世的◊ She’s getting on m years (= is no longer young).—:经上年纪了

6 years [pi.] j/n/omw/) a long time 很久;好长时间:It’s years—si’nce we Zast met我们多年.没有见命了They haven’t seen each other/or years.也们彼庇多年没有见

That's the best movie Tve seen in years.

#来看过的最好的电影◊ V^eVe had a lot of fun over the years.这些年朵我们过得很开心。man, woman, car, etc. of the 'year a person or thing that people decide is the best in a particular field in a particular year某年度最优秀人物或事物):'.not/never in a hundred, etc.     {informal) used to emphasize

that you will/would never do sth 永远不;绝对不J’d never have thought of that in a million years. 7}<. ill 想不出这个主_意。put 'years on sb to make sb feel or look older使感i丨丨荖迈;使显得年老take ’years off sb to make sb feel or look younger 使觉得(或显得)年轻 .year after 'year every year for many years 年_;每麵 ,year by 'year as the years pass; eacii year —年一年 M;每年;年复一年’:Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger年复一%,他们对優此的爱愈 加强烈。the year ‘dot (£) (/VAm£ the year ’one) a very long time ago 很久以前JVe been going there every summer smce the year dot.我从很久以 前就每年夏天都去那里。year _in, year4ut every year 年复一年;年年.year of 'grace .year of our 'Lord (formal) any particular year after the birth of Christ ^ 元某年;公元某年,year on ’year (used especially when talking about figuresprices, etc. i用于统计数字、价格 等each year, compared with the last year 与前一年同 期比较Spending has increased year on year.与▲年 .词期比较,开销增加了。:◊ a year-on-year increase z’n spending 弁销的年庚增长more at advanced,

DECLINE V., DONKEY, TURN n.

year-book /'jiabuk; NAmE 'jirbuk/ noun 1 a book published once a year, giving details of events, etc. of the previous year, especially those connected with a particular area of activity #fij 2 (especially NAm^} a book that is produced by the senior class in a school or college, containing photographs of students and details of school activities (每年出版的 >.校刊;学校 年刊_

year.Hng /_1卬;/V/Amf ’jirlig/ an animal, espe­cially a horse between one and two years old 至两岁 的动物尤指马4; 一岁或两岁J幼崽

.year-'long adj. [only before noun] continuing for a whole year —整年的;持绫一年的a year-Zong dispute持续一 :年的争端

yearly /'jiali; 'j3li; NAmE 'jirli/ adj. 1 happening once a year or every year 每年的;一年一次的Pay is revie wed