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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++-fy /faɪ/ suffix [in verbs]  XXanother form of the suffix -ify 后缀-ify的另一种形式

Examples from the Corpus

-fy• to stupefy

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FY American English BFthe abbreviation of fiscal year / fiscal year 的缩写 ，财政年度；会计年度From Longman Business Dictionaryfyfy (also FY)FINANCEACCOUNTING written abbreviation for FISCAL YEAR; FINANCIAL YEAR

-fy suffixFYChinese  

the Business suffix Corpus -ify of form another

-fy

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-fy /faɪ/ suffix [in verbs]
another form of the suffix -ify

II

-ify /əfaɪ, ɪfaɪ/ suffix [in verbs] (also -fy)1. to make something be in a particular state or condition:
    to purify (=make or become pure)
    to clarify the situation (=make it clear)
2. to fill someone with a particular feeling:
    Spiders terrify me (=make me very afraid).
3. informal to do something in a silly or annoying way:
    to speechify (=make speeches, using important sounding words)
4. to make something or someone be like or typical of a person or group:
    Frenchified (=like the French)

-fy

-ify, -fy suffix (in verbs 构成动词) to make or become 使得；变成◆purify净化◆solidify使凝固

• Both if and whether are used in reporting questions which expect 'yes' or 'no' as the answer * if 和 whether 均用于要求以 yes 或 no 作答的转述疑问句中：◆She asked if/whether I wanted a drink. 她问我要不要喝点什么。 although whether sounds more natural with particular verbs such as discuss, consider and decide. When a choice is offered between alternatives, if or whether can be used. 不过 whether 与 discuss、consider 和 decide 等动词连用听起来更自然。提供选择时用 if 或 whether 均可：◆We didn't know if/whether we should write or phone. 我们不知道是写信好还是打电话好。 In this last type of sentence, whether is usually considered more formal and more suitable for written English. 在最后这一句型中，一般认为 whether 较正式，更适用于书面语。