单词	wee
释义	wee1 adjectivewee2 verb weewee1 /wiː/ adjective [usually before noun] Word Origin WORD ORIGINwee1 Origin: 1400-1500 wee ‘small amount, short time’ (13-20 centuries), from Old English wæge ‘weight’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a wee girl EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS 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. How old's the wee bairn? Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a wee bit tipsy. Seen a wee skirt in Miss Selfridge. She has got a great wee figure. The Highlanders were very generous, not only with their bagpipe reeds but also with their wee drams. There are many big sharks waiting for the wee Minister to announce the terms of these sales. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► weed the garden (=remove unwanted wild plants)· She was outside weeding the garden. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► bit · As for the holiday, I agree with you, it sounds a wee bit unlikely.· Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a wee bit tipsy.· We have been lacking a wee bit of professionalism recently.· He is hapless, passive and maybe just a wee bit smug.· Monica is a wee bit overweight.· There is no label on the bottle, it tastes a wee bit vinegary.· It is a wee bit disconcerting when you can hear yourself think in a pub these days.· If you're not a lover of platform games it could be a wee bit tedious. ► boy · And Tam would turn up at the hospital like a wee boy.· Now it was his aunt Elizabeth who nominated him, mostly because she says he's a great, considerate wee boy.· Men, honestly, wee boys at heart.· As a wee boy I knew the jargon of the Ayrshire pits, names and terms incomprehensible to the uninitiated.· You're a brave wee boy.· But my best friend gives her wee boy chocolate all the time and doesn't see anything wrong with it.· Even as a wee boy I had considered it an unfair exchange. ► hours · We got to Sabinal in the wee hours before dawn.· Their video-age medicine shows run on dozens of cable and broadcast outlets in the wee hours.· Where else can such a thought be debated ad nauseam into the wee hours of a boring Tuesday?· For safety, a night light comes on at the top of the stairs when some one emerges in the wee hours.· Soul musicians are, by nature, nocturnal, so many of his interviews would take place in the wee hours. ► man · The wee men were there in force.· Today I am only a wee man, 5 feet 4 inches in height.· On you go, wee man. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► a wee bit Don't you think her behavior is just a wee bit bizarre? As for the holiday, I agree with you, it sounds a wee bit unlikely. He is hapless, passive and maybe just a wee bit smug. It is a wee bit disconcerting when you can hear yourself think in a pub these days. Monica is a wee bit overweight. Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a wee bit tipsy. There is no label on the bottle, it tastes a wee bit vinegary. We have been lacking a wee bit of professionalism recently. You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now. ► the wee (small) hours The recording session extended into the wee hours. An ideal adventure for beginners, this one should have you plugging away till the wee small hours of the morning. For safety, a night light comes on at the top of the stairs when some one emerges in the wee hours. Soul musicians are, by nature, nocturnal, so many of his interviews would take place in the wee hours. Their video-age medicine shows run on dozens of cable and broadcast outlets in the wee hours. We got to Sabinal in the wee hours before dawn. Where else can such a thought be debated ad nauseam into the wee hours of a boring Tuesday? 1informal very small – used especially in Scottish English:  My wee boy is three.2a wee bit informal to a small degree:  She looked a wee bit confused.3the wee (small) hours American English the early hours of the morning, just after 12 o’clock at night SYN the small hours British English:  The party continued into the wee small hours. wee1 adjectivewee2 verb weewee2 verb [intransitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINwee2 Origin: 1900-2000 Probably from the sound of urinating Verb Table VERB TABLE wee Simple Form Present I, you, we, they wee he, she, it wees Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they weed Present perfect I, you, we, they have weed he, she, it has weed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had weed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will wee Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have weed Continuous Form Present I am weeing he, she, it is weeing you, we, they are weeing Past I, he, she, it was weeing you, we, they were weeing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been weeing he, she, it has been weeing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been weeing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be weeing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been weeing Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► weed the garden (=remove unwanted wild plants)· She was outside weeding the garden. British English spoken to pass water from your body – used by or to children SYN  urinate—wee noun [singular]:  Do you want a wee?
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