wye

n. Y字形物 [电] Y形接头

发音

US /ˈwaɪ/

词形变化

wyes 复数 wyes wyed wyeing wyes 三单 wying wying 现在分词 wyeing 现在分词 wyed 过去式 wyed 过去分词

别名

why wy

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.

    Thus first C checks to see if ex and wye are equal. The resulting value of 1 or 0 (true or false) then is compared to the value of zee.

  2. 2.

    A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.

    A wye is used to split a single line [hose or cable] into two lines.

    By going around the wye, a train can change direction.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make something into a wye (letter Y) shape.

    及物

    When a hose line is divided into two or more lines, these lines are known as wyed lines.

  2. 2.

    To reverse the direction of a train using a wye.

    及物 交通

    Since the train didn't have a control cab at the other end, they wyed the train to turn it around for the trip back to the city.

    Committee contend that when these trains are wyed at Springfield, the road passenger crews are performing yard work at that point to eliminate switching by yard crews.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

y

上位词 1

letter

整体词 2

Latin alphabet Roman alphabet

相关短语

wye aye wye switch wye switches wye level wye levels wye cable wye cables Wye with Hinxhill Wye Valley Wye River we aye Y level 回转水准仪, Y式水准仪 Y cable

词源

Attested as wi c. 1200. Of uncertain origin. Perhaps borrowed from Old French ui or gui.

来源：wiktionary