单词 | wee |
释义 | wee From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishweewee1 /wiː/ adjective [usually before noun]1 informalSMALL very small – used especially in Scottish English My wee boy is three.2 → a wee bit3 → the wee (small) hoursExamples 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.weewee2 verb [intransitive]British English spokenHBH to pass water from your body – used by or to children SYN urinate —wee noun [singular] Do you want a wee?→ 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 urinating |
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