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the letter wye
用于指代字母 Y，尤其在拼读或说明单词拼写时。
The word 'yacht' starts with the letter wye.
单词“yacht”以字母 wye 开头。
字母Y
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
字母Y
the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
The word 'yacht' starts with the letter wye.
单词“yacht”以字母 wye 开头。
拉丁字母Y/y的名称。
The name of the Latin script letter Y/y.
Y形物体:如Y形水准仪、Y形连接。尤指三段公路或铁路轨道的Y形连接。
A Y-shaped object: a wye level, wye-connected. Especially a Y-shaped connection of three sections of road or railroad track.
The password begins with a wye, so it is easy to remember.
这个密码以字母Y开头，所以很好记。
There are two wyes in the word 'yummy'.
单词yummy里有两个字母y。
He drew a wye on the map to show where we should meet.
他在地图上画了一个Y字形，标出我们应该见面的地方。
用于指代字母 Y，尤其在拼读或说明单词拼写时。
The word 'yacht' starts with the letter wye.
单词“yacht”以字母 wye 开头。
wye 作可数名词，指 Y 字形物件或电学上的 Y 形接头。
The pipe system uses a wye to join two lines.
管道系统用一个Y形接头连接两条管线。
wye 的复数形式直接加 -s。
We ordered several wyes for the project.
我们为这个项目订购了几个Y形接头。
Not this
Connect the two pipes with an wye fitting.
Use this
Connect the two pipes with a wye fitting.
wye 的读音以辅音 /w/ 开头，所以不定冠词用 a 而不用 an；不要因为拼写中含字母 y 就误用 an。
Not this
Turn left at the why, not at the tee.
Use this
Turn left at the wye, not at the tee.
wye 与 why 同音，但 wye 指 Y 字形路口或接头，why 是疑问副词；表示道路分叉或管道连接时应拼写为 wye。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
星形连接
The motor has a wye connection for the three-phase supply.
该电机采用星形连接方式接入三相电源。
星三角（接法/起动）
The compressor uses wye-delta starting to reduce the inrush current.
压缩机采用星三角起动来降低浪涌电流。
星形变压器
A wye transformer provides both line and phase voltages.
星形变压器可同时提供线电压和相电压。
Y形管件
Use a wye fitting to connect the branch pipe at a 45-degree angle.
使用Y形管件以45度角连接支管。
Y形过滤器
Install a wye strainer to protect the flow meter from debris.
安装Y形过滤器以保护流量计免受杂物影响。
三角线（Y形轨道）
The locomotive turned around on the wye track.
机车在三角线上调头。
Use wye naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
wye读音像why（为什么），形状就是字母Y；联想：为什么（why）是Y形？电学中wye指Y形接头。
语域：neutral 常见场景：拼写或朗读字母Y时、教学或术语讨论中 wye 指字母 Y 时通常用于拼读或指称字母名称，正式与日常场合均可，但日常口语中更常说 letter Y；因此语体中性，多用于教学或书写语境。
作名词时指字母 Y 或 Y 形物，可数；复数形式为 wyes。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.