| 单词 | wee |
| 释义 | wee1 /wiː/ adjective [usually before noun] 1 informalSMALL very small – used especially in Scottish English 很小的〔尤用于苏格兰英语〕 My wee boy is three. 我的小儿子三岁。2 a wee bit informalLITTLE/NOT VERY to a small degree 有些，有点 She looked a wee bit confused. 她看起来有些困惑。3 the wee (small) hours American EnglishTMC the early hours of the morning, just after 12 o’clock at night 凌晨〔午夜后不久〕 SYN British English the small hours The party continued into the wee small hours. 聚会一直持续到凌晨。Examples from the Corpuswee• How old's the wee bairn?• Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a wee bit tipsy.• The Highlanders were very generous, not only with their bagpipe reeds but also with their wee drams.• She has got a great wee figure.• a wee girl• And wee Kate and Joshua are just plain gorgeous even though it's their Granny talking.• Cameron thought of the wee man's rubbery face, his busy scurrying movements - his compulsive drinking.• There are many big sharks waiting for the wee Minister to announce the terms of these sales.• Seen a wee skirt in Miss Selfridge.wee2 verb [intransitive] British English spokenHBH to pass water from your body – used by or to children 尿尿，撒尿〔儿语〕 SYN urinate —wee noun [singular] Do you want a wee? 你要尿尿吗？→ See Verb tableOrigin wee1 (1400-1500) wee “small amount, short time” ((13-20 centuries)), from Old English wæge “weight” wee2 (1900-2000) Probably from the sound of urinatingwee1 adjectivewee2 verbChinese small Corpus – used in very English especially Scottish |
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