1informalSMALL 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。
2a wee bitinformalLITTLE/NOT VERY to a small degree 有些,有点
She looked a wee bit confused.
她看起来有些困惑。
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a wee bit• Don't you think her behavior is just a wee bitbizarre?• It is a wee bitdisconcerting 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 bitoverweight.• He is hapless, passive and maybe just a wee bitsmug.• Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a wee bittipsy.• 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 bitunlikely.• There is no label on the bottle, it tastes a wee bitvinegary.
3the wee (small) hoursAmerican EnglishAmETMC 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。
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the wee (small) hours• The recording sessionextended 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.• Soulmusicians 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 broadcastoutlets 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 boringTuesday?• An idealadventure for beginners, this one should have you plugging away tillthe wee small hours of the morning.
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wee• How old's the weebairn?• Reason I ask, Mr Rasmussen says you seemed a weebittipsy.• 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 weegirl• And wee Kate and Joshua are just plaingorgeous even though it's their Granny talking.• Cameron thought of the wee man's rubbery face, his busyscurryingmovements - his compulsive drinking.• There are many big sharks waiting for the weeMinister to announce the terms of these sales.• Seen a weeskirt in Miss Selfridge.
wee2 verb [intransitiveI]
British EnglishBrE 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?
Originwee1
(1400-1500)wee“small amount, short time”((13-20 centuries)), from Old Englishwæge“weight”