shit
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shit1 /ʃɪt/ interjection not polite used to express anger, annoyance, fear, or disappointment 呸,放屁,妈的〔表示气愤、害怕或失望〕 SYN damnShit! I’ve left my purse at home. 妈的!我把钱包忘在家里了。shit2 noun spoken not polite 1 body waste 身体排泄物 a) [uncountable]HBH solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels 屎,粪,大便a car covered in bird shit 一辆落满了鸟粪的汽车 b) [singular] an act of getting rid of solid waste from your bowels 拉屎,排便take a shit 拉屎 (also have a shit British English)2 STH bad 劣质品 [uncountable]UNPLEASANT something that you think is bad or of very bad quality, or a bad situation 无用之物,劣质品;糟糕的情况I’m not eating that shit! 那种垃圾食品我可不吃!piece/pile/load etc of shit 一件/一堆等没用的东西3 stupid/untrue talk 蠢话/假话 [uncountable]UNTRUE something that someone says that you think is stupid or untrue 胡说八道,屁话 SYN nonsenseYou expect me to believe that shit? 你以为我会相信那种屁话?You’re full of shit (=the things you say are stupid or untrue). 你尽胡扯。4 not give a shit (what/whether/about etc) spoken not polite DON'T CAREto not care at all about something or someone 毫不在乎,毫不关心 SYN not give a damnI don’t give a shit what you think! 我才不管你怎么想呢!5. have/get the shits spoken not polite MIILLto have or get diarrhoea (=an illness in which solid waste comes out of your body in a much more liquid form than usual) 腹泻,拉肚子6. take/put up with shit (from somebody) spoken not polite to allow someone to behave badly or treat you badly 允许(某人的)胡作非为,忍受(某人的)恶劣对待7. person 人 [countable]UNPLEASANT an insulting word for someone who is very unpleasant and treats other people badly. Do not use this word. 讨厌的人,卑鄙的人8. feel/look like shit spoken not polite ILLto feel or look very ill, or to not look as neat and clean as you should 感到/看上去很不舒服;显得邋遢9. treat somebody like shit spoken not polite to treat someone very badly 恶劣地对待某人10 SB’s possessions 某人的所有物 [uncountable] American English someone’s possessions, especially the things they have with them 〔某人〕所有的随身物品Get your shit together, then come on over. 把你的东西收拾好快点过来。11. shit happens spoken not polite used to say that sometimes bad things happen, and people cannot always prevent them from happening 糟糕的事难免会发生12 ... and shit spoken not polite used to say that there are more details that you could mention, but it should be clear to someone else what you mean …之类的东西You said you had maps and shit. 你说过你有地图之类的东西。13 no shit spoken not polite American English a) used to express surprise or to check whether what someone has just said is true 不会吧,真的吗〔表示惊讶或质疑〕‘I can get you one for $50.’ ‘No shit?’ “50 美元我就可以给你弄到一个。”“真的吗?” b) used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, or to agree that what someone else says is true 真的,没错〔强调所说属实或同意某人说法〕They had like, no shit, 40 different kinds of beer. 他们有,40 种啤酒,这千真万确。14. in deep shit spoken not polite (also in the shit British English)PROBLEM in a lot of trouble 遇到大麻烦,陷入困境 SYN in big trouble15. beat/kick etc the shit out of somebody spoken not polite HITto beat, kick etc someone so violently that they are badly injured 把某人打得/踢得屁滚尿流16. give somebody shit spoken not polite CRITICIZEto insult someone or criticize them 侮辱某人;批评某人17. the shit hits the fan spoken not polite PROBLEMused to say that there will be a lot of trouble when someone finds out about something 〔事情暴露时〕大麻烦到来,灾难临头 → be hot shit at hot1(4), → tough shit! at tough1(8)
Examples from the Corpus
shit• The room began to smell of feathers and shit.• There's a pile of dog shit on the sidewalk.• We really do look like shit.• There are people I treat like shit.• What are you looking at, you little shit?• I mean, shit, I got to know what he's thinking, right?• Why are you into this kind of shit?• She put up with a lot of shit from her ex-husband.• But the shit proliferates, he wrote, and there is still much to be done.• So you heard this shit from Amelia?• Just put your shit on the chair over there.piece/pile/load etc of shit• Your scrappy little hills are a pile of shit and you know it.• You're just a piece of shit and if I stepped on you I'd scrape you off my shoe.• And began to tell me what a piece of shit that was.• What a pile of shit everything is.• In my room, I would hear Miss Fingerstop and the women call each other pieces of shit.• How many pages from that pile of shit you have in front of you are necessary?• Now you listen to me, you piece of shit.full of shit• You're full of shit , Rudy.• And, by the way-Clive's full of shit.• They're so full of shit.• I thought she was full of shit, but what the hell?• Why was the world full of shits?shit3 verb (past tense and past participle shit or shat /ʃæt/, present participle shitting) spoken not polite 1. shit yourself spoken not polite British English, shit (in) your pants American EnglishFRIGHTENED to feel very worried or frightened 吓得尿裤子;非常担[害怕]2. [intransitive]HBH to pass solid waste out of your body from your bowels 拉屎,排便3 [transitive] American EnglishLIE/TELL A LIE to tell someone something that is untrue 糊弄,胡说Are you shitting me? 你是在糊弄我吗?4 [intransitive] to treat someone very badly 恶劣对待shit onThis will teach you not to shit on me. 这是给你一个教训,叫你不要再欺负我。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
shit• The bread holds it below till you're ready to shit.shit4 adjective British English spoken not polite BAD ATvery bad 极坏的,极差的a really shit job 糟透了的工作shit atI’m shit at tennis. 我网球打得很糟。 → up shit creek at creek(3)Origin shit2 Old English sciteused to or Corpus anger, annoyance, express disappointment fear,
shit
shit1 /ʃɪt/
interjection not polite
used to express anger, annoyance, fear, or disappointment
SYN damn:
Shit! I’ve left my purse at home.
shit2
noun spoken not polite
a. [uncountable] solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels:
a car covered in bird shit
b. [singular] an act of getting rid of solid waste from your bowels
take a shit (also have a shit) British English
2. SOMETHING BAD [uncountable] something that you think is bad or of very bad quality, or a bad situation:
I’m not eating that shit!
piece/pile/load etc of shit
3. STUPID/UNTRUE TALK [uncountable] something that someone says that you think is stupid or untrue
SYN nonsense:
You expect me to believe that shit?
You’re full of shit (=the things you say are stupid or untrue).
4. not give a shit (what/whether/about etc) to not care at all about something or someone
SYN not give a damn:
I don’t give a shit what you think!
5. have/get the shits to have or get diarrhoea (=an illness in which solid waste comes out of your body in a much more liquid form than usual)
6. take/put up with shit (from somebody) to allow someone to behave badly or treat you badly
7. PERSON [countable] someone who is very unpleasant and treats other people badly
8. feel/look like shit to feel or look very ill, or to not look as neat and clean as you should
9. treat somebody like shit to treat someone very badly
10. SB’S POSSESSIONS [uncountable] American English someone’s possessions, especially the things they have with them:
Get your shit together, then come on over.
11. shit happens used to say that sometimes bad things happen, and people cannot always prevent them from happening
12. ... and shit used to say that there are more details that you could mention, but it should be clear to someone else what you mean:
You said you had maps and shit.
13. no shit American English
a. used to express surprise or to check whether what someone has just said is true:
‘I can get you one for $50.’ ‘No shit?’
b. used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, or to agree that what someone else says is true:
They had like, no shit, 40 different kinds of beer.
14. in deep shit (also in the shit British English) in a lot of trouble
SYN in big trouble
15. beat/kick etc the shit out of somebody to beat, kick etc someone so violently that they are badly injured
16. give somebody shit to insult someone or criticize them
17. the shit hits the fan used to say that there will be a lot of trouble when someone finds out about something
⇨ be hot shit at hot1(4), ⇨ tough shit! at tough1(8)
shit3
verb (past tense and past participle shit or shat /ʃæt/, present participle shitting) spoken not polite
1. shit yourself British Englishshit (in) your pants American English to feel very worried or frightened
2. [intransitive] to pass solid waste out of your body from your bowels
3. [transitive] American English to tell someone something that is untrue:
Are you shitting me?
4. [intransitive] to treat someone very badly
shit on
This will teach you not to shit on me.
shit4
adjective British English spoken not polite
very bad:
a really shit job
shit at
I’m shit at tennis.
⇨ up shit creek at creek(3)
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interjection not politeused to express anger, annoyance, fear, or disappointment
SYN damn:
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noun spoken not polite Language: Old English
Origin: scite
1. BODY WASTE Origin: scite
a. [uncountable] solid waste that comes out of your body from your bowels:
b. [singular] an act of getting rid of solid waste from your bowels
take a shit (also have a shit) British English
2. SOMETHING BAD [uncountable] something that you think is bad or of very bad quality, or a bad situation:
piece/pile/load etc of shit
3. STUPID/UNTRUE TALK [uncountable] something that someone says that you think is stupid or untrue
SYN nonsense:
4. not give a shit (what/whether/about etc) to not care at all about something or someone
SYN not give a damn:
5. have/get the shits to have or get diarrhoea (=an illness in which solid waste comes out of your body in a much more liquid form than usual)
6. take/put up with shit (from somebody) to allow someone to behave badly or treat you badly
7. PERSON [countable] someone who is very unpleasant and treats other people badly
8. feel/look like shit to feel or look very ill, or to not look as neat and clean as you should
9. treat somebody like shit to treat someone very badly
10. SB’S POSSESSIONS [uncountable] American English someone’s possessions, especially the things they have with them:
11. shit happens used to say that sometimes bad things happen, and people cannot always prevent them from happening
12. ... and shit used to say that there are more details that you could mention, but it should be clear to someone else what you mean:
13. no shit American English
a. used to express surprise or to check whether what someone has just said is true:
b. used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, or to agree that what someone else says is true:
14. in deep shit (also in the shit British English) in a lot of trouble
SYN in big trouble
15. beat/kick etc the shit out of somebody to beat, kick etc someone so violently that they are badly injured
16. give somebody shit to insult someone or criticize them
17. the shit hits the fan used to say that there will be a lot of trouble when someone finds out about something
⇨ be hot shit at hot1(4), ⇨ tough shit! at tough1(8)
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verb (past tense and past participle shit or shat /ʃæt/, present participle shitting) spoken not polite1. shit yourself British Englishshit (in) your pants American English to feel very worried or frightened
2. [intransitive] to pass solid waste out of your body from your bowels
3. [transitive] American English to tell someone something that is untrue:
4. [intransitive] to treat someone very badly
shit on
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adjective British English spoken not politevery bad:
shit at
⇨ up shit creek at creek(3)
especially
often
especially