Y, the
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++Y, y /waɪ/ (plural Y’s, y’s) noun SLA[countable, uncountable] the 25th letter of the English alphabet 英语字母表的第二十五个字母 → Y chromosome, Y-fronts-y1 /i/ suffix [in adjectives] 1 XXfull of something or covered with something 充满…的；被…覆盖的 sugary desserts (=full of sugar) 含糖的甜点 dirty hands (=covered with dirt) 脏手 a hairy chest (=covered with hair) 多毛的胸部2 XXhaving a quality or feeling, or tending to do something 有…特质[感情]的；有…倾向的 a messy room 乱糟糟的房间 curly hair (=hair that curls) 鬈发 feeling sleepy 感到昏昏欲睡的3 XXlike or typical of something 似…的；有…典型特征的 a cold wintry day (=typical of winter) 寒冷的冬日 his long, horsy face (=he looks like a horse) 他那长长的马脸4 XXfond of or interested in something 热衷于…的，爱好…的 a horsy woman (=who likes riding horses) 喜欢骑马的女人 —-ily suffix [in adverbs] —-iness suffix [in nouns]-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 children 〔尤用于对儿童说话时，常表示喜欢〕 Where’s little Johnny? 小约翰尼哪儿去了？ my daddy (=my father) 我的爸爸 What a nice doggy (=dog)! 多可爱的狗狗啊！2 XXused to make nouns from some verbs to show an action 〔置于一些动词后构成名词〕…动作，…行为 the expiry date (=the date when something expires) 到期日 an inquiry (=the act of inquiring about something) 一次调查
Examples from the Corpus
-y• a sleepy baby• excessive flatterynthe YY, the /waɪ/ American English infml nthe YMCA or YWCA She was staying in a room at the Y.Y noun-y1 suffix-y2 suffixY, theLDOCE OnlineChinese
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Y, the
Y, the /waɪ/
American English informal
the YMCA or YWCA:
She was staying in a room at the Y.
Y, the /waɪ/
American English informalthe YMCA or YWCA: