English Dictionary

switch

/swɪt͡ʃ/

名詞

アメリカ英語 歴史的

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow. / A change or exchange.

日本語の意味

電気の流れをオン・オフにしたり、方向を制御したりするための装置（電気スイッチ） / 交換、変化、切り替え

I flipped the switch and the room instantly filled with light.

スイッチをひねると、部屋がたちまち明るくなった。

意味（1）

A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.

意味（2）

A change or exchange.

Wenger sent on Cesc Fabregas and Van Persie to try to finish Leeds off and with 14 minutes left the switch paid off as the Spaniard sent away down the right and his wonderful curling cross was headed in by Van Persie at the far post.

意味（3）

(rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.

意味（4）

A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.

Their mother would walk out into the yard and cut a switch from a tree and beat him—beat him, it seemed to Florence, until any other boy would have fallen down dead; […]

意味（5）

(music) Synonym of rute.

意味（6）

(computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.

Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.

意味（7）

(computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.

2004, Curt, Can I use IF statements, and still use switches? (on newsgroup microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)

意味（8）

(computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.

意味（9）

(telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.

意味（10）

(genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.

意味（11）

(BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.

Ideally, if one of your ladies happens to be a switch (or would be willing to switch for this scene), I would love to be able to inflict a little revenge tickling as well, as part of a scenario.

意味（12）

(historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.

意味（13）

(card games) A variant of crazy eights where one card, such as an ace, reverses the direction of play.

switches （ plural ）