wee

wee1 /wiː/ adjectiveadj [usually before noun] → we, whee

1 informalSMALL very small – used especially in Scottish English 很小的〔尤用於蘇格蘭英語〕

My wee boy is three.

我的小兒子三歲。

2 a wee bit informalLITTLE/NOT VERY to a small degree 有些，有點

She looked a wee bit confused.

她看起來有些困惑。

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a wee bit• Don't you think her behavior is just a wee bit bizarre?• It is a wee bit disconcerting when you can hear yourself think in a pub these days.• We have been lacking a wee bit of professionalism recently.• Monica is a wee bit overweight.• He is hapless, passive and maybe just a wee bit smug.• Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a wee bit tipsy.• You might be just a wee bit too clever for your own good now.• As for the holiday, I agree with you, it sounds a wee bit unlikely.• There is no label on the bottle, it tastes a wee bit vinegary.

3 the wee (small) hours American EnglishAmETMC the early hours of the morning, just after 12 o’clock at night 淩晨〔午夜後不久〕 SYN British English the small hours

The party continued into the wee small hours.

聚會一直持續到淩晨。

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the wee (small) hours• The recording session extended into the wee hours.• 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?• An ideal adventure for beginners, this one should have you plugging away till the wee small hours of the morning.

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wee• 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 [intransitiveI]

British EnglishBrE spokenHBH to pass water from your body – used by or to children 尿尿，撒尿〔兒語〕 SYN urinate

—wee noun [singular]

Do you want a wee?

你要尿尿嗎？

Origin 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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