| 单词 | Y, the |
| 释义 | Y, the From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishY, thethe YY, the /waɪ/ American English infmlthe YMCA or YWCAShe was staying in a room at the Y.Letters & punctuationYY, y /waɪ/ (plural Y’s, y’s) nounSLA[countable, uncountable] the 25th letter of the English alphabet → Y chromosome, Y-fronts-y-y1 /i/ suffix [in adjectives]1 XXfull of something or covered with somethingsugary desserts (=full of sugar)dirty hands (=covered with dirt)a hairy chest (=covered with hair) 2 XXhaving a quality or feeling, or tending to do somethinga messy roomcurly hair (=hair that curls)feeling sleepy 3 XXlike or typical of somethinga cold wintry day (=typical of winter)his long, horsy face (=he looks like a horse)4 XXfond of or interested in somethinga horsy woman (=who likes riding horses) —-ily suffix [in adverbs] —-iness suffix [in nouns]Examples from the Corpus-y• a sleepy baby• excessive flattery-y-y2 suffix [in nouns]1 (also -ie)XX used to make a word or name less formal, and often to show that you care about them – used especially when talking to childrenWhere’s little Johnny?my daddy (=my father)What a nice doggy (=dog)!2 XXused to make nouns from some verbs to show an actionthe expiry date (=the date when something expires)an inquiry (=the act of inquiring about something) |
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