wee
/wiː/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈi] /wiː/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈi] /ˈwē How to pronounce wee (audio)/ (ame, mw)
wee — adjective
- weepositive
- weeercomparative
- weeestsuperlative
1. having only a little size or quantity; used informally for something small in a
having only a little size or quantity; used informally for something small in a friendly way.
The puppy slipped through a wee gap under the garden gate.
a wee + noun for small size
Please leave a wee bit of cake for your sister.
wee bit for a small amount
Walid carried a wee lamp into the dark shed behind the house.
The flat looked wee beside the tall hotel next door.
文法句型
a wee + noun
be wee
用法筆記
Common in Scottish and other British informal speech. It can describe size, amount, or sometimes a short stretch of time, and it often sounds friendly or affectionate.
2. used in the phrase 'the wee hours' for the first hours after midnight, when most
used in the phrase 'the wee hours' for the first hours after midnight, when most people are asleep.
We did not reach the hostel until the wee hours of Sunday.
the wee hours of + day
Nurses were still admitting patients in the wee hours of the morning.
in the wee hours of the morning
Rain started tapping on the roof in the wee hours before dawn.
The band finished loading the van in the wee hours after the show.
- late-night
describes the late part of the evening rather than the first hours after midnight
文法句型
the wee hours
in the wee hours of + day
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'the wee hours' or 'the wee small hours'. It means shortly after midnight, not just any early time in the morning.
wee — verb
- weepresent simple I / you / we / they
- wees3rd person singular
- weeing-ing form
- weedpast simple
1. to pass urine from the body.
to pass urine from the body.
The toddler said he needed to wee before the bus left.
need to wee
The dog stopped beside the fence to wee on the grass.
Aoi rushed upstairs to wee before the film started.
Please ask the children to wee before they put on their snowsuits.
文法句型
need to wee
wee before + event
用法筆記
An informal British verb, especially common with children or in casual family speech. In more formal contexts, people usually say 'urinate' or 'pass urine'.
wee — noun
- weesingular
- weesplural
1. a single act of passing urine.
a single act of passing urine.
Tamás said he needed a wee before the long drive home.
need a wee
The child woke her father for a wee at three o'clock.
We stopped at a cafe so Mira could have a wee.
Hoa took the puppy outside for a wee before bedtime.
- pee
similar informal noun, especially in American English
- bathroom break
more indirect and less specific
文法句型
need a wee
have a wee
用法筆記
Usually used in the phrases 'need a wee' and 'have a wee'. This sense names the act; see noun/2 when you mean the liquid itself.
2. the liquid waste that comes out of the body when a person or animal urinates.
the liquid waste that comes out of the body when a person or animal urinates.
The doctor found blood in the wee sample from the morning test.
blood in wee / wee sample
The baby's wee leaked through the diaper during the afternoon nap.
The lab kept the wee in a sealed container overnight.
The vet checked the cat's wee for signs of infection.
文法句型
wee sample
blood in wee
用法筆記
This sense refers to the liquid itself, often in parenting, veterinary, or medical contexts. Use noun/1 instead when you mean going to the toilet.