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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++wee1 /wiː/ adjective [usually before noun]  1 informalSMALL 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。2 a wee bit informalLITTLE/NOT VERY to a small degree 有些,有点 She looked a wee bit confused. 她看起来有些困惑。3 the wee (small) hours American EnglishTMC the early hours of the morning, just after 12 oclock 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。
Examples from the Corpus
weeHow 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 girlAnd 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 [intransitive]  British English spokenHBH to pass water from your body – used by or to children 尿尿,撒尿〔儿语〕 SYN urinatewee noun [singular] Do you want a wee? 你要尿尿吗?→ See Verb tableOrigin 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
small Corpus used in very English especially Scottish


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wee1 /wiː/ adjective [usually before noun]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: wee 'small amount, short time' (13-20 centuries), from Old English wæge 'weight'
1. informal very small – used especially in Scottish English:
    My wee boy is three.
2. a wee bit informal to a small degree:
    She looked a wee bit confused.
3. the wee (small) hours American English the early hours of the morning, just after 12 o'clock at night
   SYN  the small hours British English:
    The party continued into the wee small hours.

II
wee2 verb [intransitive]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: Probably from the sound of urinating
British English spoken to pass water from your body – used by or to children
   SYN  urinate
—wee noun [singular]:
    Do you want a wee?


weeBrE /wiː/ 🔊NAmE /wiː/ 🔊 adjective(informal) (especially ScotE) very small in size 很小的;极小的a wee girl娇小的女孩small in amount; little 微量的;很少的;一丁点儿的Just a wee drop of milk for me. 给我一丁点儿奶就行。🔊🔊I felt a wee bit guilty about it. 我对此觉得有点儿愧疚。🔊🔊the wee small ˈhours(ScotE) (NAmE the wee ˈhours) = the small/early hours
weeBrE /wiː/ 🔊NAmE /wiː/ 🔊 noun (also ˈwee-wee) (informal, especially BrE) (often used by young children or when you are talking to them 常用作儿语) [singular] an act of passing liquid waste (called urine) from your body 尿尿;撒尿to do/have a wee 尿尿 [uncountable] = urine a puddle of wee一摊尿
weeBrE /wiː/ 🔊NAmE /wiː/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wee BrE /wiː/ 🔊 NAmE /wiː/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it wees BrE /wiːz/ 🔊 NAmE /wiːz/ 🔊past simple weed BrE /wiːd/ 🔊 NAmE /wiːd/ 🔊past participle weed BrE /wiːd/ 🔊 NAmE /wiːd/ 🔊 -ing form weeing BrE /ˈwiːɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwiːɪŋ/ 🔊 (also ˈwee-wee) [intransitive] (informal, especially BrE) (often used by young children or when you are talking to them 常用作儿语) to pass liquid waste (called urine) from the body 尿尿;撒尿Do you need to wee? 你要撒尿吗?🔊🔊