on a yearly basis. — #:0 2 paid, valid
or
calculated for one year ^ ft; $J
; — Jtfl : yearly
income/interest ^H:i]£ A; J
^ ►
yearly adv.: The
magazine is issued twice
yearly
(- twice every year). &
yearn /j3:n; NAmE j3:rn/ verb ~ (for sth/sb) (literary) to want sth very
much, especially when it is very difficult to get $§ M; $§ A E1771 long : [V] The people yearned
for peace. o There was a
yearning look in
his eyes, it M BS 'iFi M ft M M W W 'It
o 0 [V to inf] She yearned to
escape from her office job. it 'lAtfilf
yearn ing /‘j3:mr);
NAmE 'j3:rmq/ noun [C, U] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (to do sth) (formal) a strong and
emotional desire % M ; fa f± PTfll longing : a yearning for a quiet life ;fAr IIAfSMfaQ: O
She had no great yearning to go back. A0
► yearn-ing-ly adv.
.year-'round
adj. all through the year HH
an island with
year-round sunshine
mmsb
yeast /jirst/
noun [U, C] a fungus used in making beer and wine, or
to make bread rise ® ► yeasty
adj.: a yeasty smell
A B W H
'yeast extract noun [u] a black substance
made from yeast, spread on bread, etc. —
see also Marmite
'yeast infection noun (NAmE) = thrush(3) yebo /'jebD; NAmE -bo:/ exclamation (SAfrE, informal) 1 yes M; X7 2 hello
n$; jfoikf: Yebo Craig. Thanks for the email,
yell /jel/
verb, noun
■
verb ~ (out) (sth) | ~ (sth) (at sb/sth) to shout loudly, for
example
because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain or] ;
A ; % fa : [V] He yelled at the other driver, fife it fr — iiL w]
til X fa „ 0 They yelled with excitement, it ill fa M „ o She yelled out in
pain. M^fAr^fao o She
yelled at the child to get down from the wall, fttil M H it/h E&
Ik if ±fJ1P A „ o [V speech] ‘Be careful!’ he
yelled. j&A fa if: O
[VN]
The crowd yelled encouragement at the players. A# A P fa « # a iJP it o
■
noun 1 a loud cry of pain,
excitement, etc. fl® fa; fa H; A
: to
let out/give a
yell A
• P o a yell of delight i^XW^fa o note
at shout 2 (NAmE) an organized shout
of support for a team at a sports event ( A ii^PAiJPit^j ) W
yel
low 0“w /'jelau;
NAmE ‘jeloo/ adj., noun, verb m adj. (yel-lower,
yellowest) 1 having the colour of
lemons or butter Jf ; M : pale yellow flowers M&tfjit?k 0 a bright yellow
waterproof jacket faM&lft 2 (taboo) an offensive word
used to describe the light brown skin of people from some E Asian countries ( ) H&S/faA 3 (informal,
disapproving) easily
frightened JjMfeffr ETHl cowardly
►
yellow-ness noun [U, sing.]
■
noun [U, C] the colour of lemons or butter M ; M
:
She was dressed in yellow. 0 the reds and
yellows of the trees
uverb [V, VN] to become
yellow; to make sth become yellow ( {£ ) $ jlr
'yellow-belly noun (old-fashioned, informal,
disapproving) a coward (=
sb who is not brave) Hi ft % : li A
►
‘yellow-bellied adj. [usually before noun]
.yellow
'card noun (in football (soccer) JE.J#) a card shown by the
referee to a player as a
warning about bad behaviour MW ( ft$ AJAAW ) — compare red card
.yellow
'fever noun [U] an infectious
tropical disease that makes the skin turn yellow and often causes death
nmm ()
.yellow
'flag noun 1 a type of yellow iris (= a flower) that grows near
water M M M;
M
H
iS 2 a yellow flag on a
ship showing that sb has or may have an infectious disease (MM yel low-ham mer /‘jeleuhaem0(r); NAmE -loo-/ noun a small bird, the
male of which has a yellow head, neck and breast jKf$! ( )
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yel-low-ish /'jelauij; NAmE -lou-/ (also less frequent yellowy /‘jelaui; NAmE -lou-/) adj. fairly yellow in
colour W. M fe
6*J ; tf W: The paper had a yellowish tinge because it was so old.
.yellow
'journalism noun [u] newspaper reports
that are exaggerated and written to shock readers Jf fe/frlfa ( falA 31 ) BlsiraWI From a comic
strip The Yellow Kid that was printed in
yellow ink to attract readers’ attention. M &VJLM& VEb
m&Wm «tfeAA) 0
.yellow
'line noun (in Britain) a yellow
line painted at the side of a road to show that you can only park your car
there at particular times or for a short time ( M S ft ifi HI fllj f? )
M£%: double yellow lines (= two lines that mean
you cannot park there at all) it %
MMMm
.Yellow
'Pages™ (BrE)
(NAmE .yellow 'pages) noun [pi.] a book with
yellow pages that gives a list of companies and organizations and their
telephone numbers, arranged according to the type of services they offer
mm ()
.yellow
'ribbon noun (in the US) a
piece of yellow material that sb ties around a tree as a sign that they are
thinking about sb who has gone away, especially a soldier fighting in a war, or
sb taken as a hostage or
prisoner, and that they hope that the person will soon return safely ig® )
yelp /jelp/ verb [V, V speech] to give a sudden short
cry, usually of pain ( ) Afa ►yelp noun
yen /jen/
noun 1 (pi. yen) [C] the unit of money in
Japan BA( 2 the yen [sing.] (finance J|f) the
value of the yen compared
with the value of the money of other countries 0 ft tt 3 [C, usually sing.] ~ (for sth/to do sth) a strong desire 3S (ft
■#; M; Eiran
longing : I’ve always had a yen to travel around the world.
yeo-man /'jauman; NAmE ‘jou-/ noun (pi. -men /-man/) 1 (in
(mmm'm
>
yeo-man-ry /'jaumanri; NAmE 'jou-/ noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] 1 (in
yeow /jii'au/ exclamation (informal) used to express
sudden pain (
yep /jep/
exclamation (informal) used to say ‘yes’ ( VI yes ) : ‘Are you ready?’ ‘Yep.’ “/£t§-£F
ja^? ” “#T* ”
yer /ja(r)/ pron., det. (informal, non-standard) used in writing as a
way of showing the way people sometimes pronounce the word ‘you’ or ‘your’ (
4$®/ffl, A *5 Q in Bi) you ijjc your ) : See yer when I get back. [1] 3ft o What’s yer name?
y0S <>■■ /jes/ exclamation, noun
m exclamation
1 used
to answer a question and say that sth is correct or true ( ^EM A/K iH ) : ‘Is
this your car?’‘Yes, it
is.’ “ jx H % B'J7!
”
o ‘Are you coming? Yes or no?’ AlSJi
”
2 used to show that you agree with what has been said ( ) : ‘I enjoyed her latest
novel. ’
‘Yes, me too. ’ “ ffc #
xi M ig P- ft Mi 69 „ ”
“M, ” o ‘It’s an excellent hotel.’ ‘Yes, but (= I
don’t
completely agree) it’s too expensive.’ t7o ” flSIcJiAMTo " 3 used to
disagree
with sth negative that sb
has just said ( S f ae- (ft ) : ‘I’ve
never met her before. ’ ‘Yes, you have. ’ “$tVX f/T'JAL&o ” 4 used to agree to a request or to give permission (
Azr^JSt^t# ) : ‘Dad, can I borrow the car?’ ‘Yes, but be careful’ “ g
s, n ” o
We’re hoping that they will say yes to our proposals.