urinate

/ˈjʊərɪneɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [jˈɚənˌet] /ˈjʊrɪneɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [jˈɚənˌet] /ˈyər-ə-ˌnāt How to pronounce urinate (audio) ˈyu̇r-/ (ame, mw)

urinate — verb

  • urinatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • urinateshe / she / it
  • urinatedpast simple
  • urinating-ing form

1. to let liquid waste leave your bladder, especially in formal or medical language

1.動詞不及物C1
釋義

to let liquid waste leave your bladder, especially in formal or medical language

例句

The nurse asked Hao to urinate in a cup for the test.

pattern: urinate in a cup for a test

After the long bus ride, Yara stopped to urinate at a roadside toilet.

formal verb in a travel situation

同義詞
  • pee

    the everyday informal word used in ordinary conversation

  • wee

    especially British and often used with children or in gentle speech

  • pass water

    a polite older expression, often heard in healthcare or older usage

  • micturate

    a highly technical medical term, more formal than urinate

文法句型

urinate

urinate in + container/place

be unable to urinate

urinate frequently

用法筆記

Common in medical, legal, and written instructions, but less natural than pee in everyday conversation. It is usually intransitive, though it often takes in or into when you mention the cup, toilet, or other place where the urine goes.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor told me to urinate a sample.
✅The doctor told me to urinate in a cup and give a sample.
💡urinate is usually intransitive, so the sample is not its direct object.