'Urgh' is a noise, written down. You make it when something disgusts you — a smell, a taste, a sight, an idea — and you want that feeling to come out before any real words do. It is the sound of your face pulling away from something.

'Urgh''Urgh' 這個詞 is a noise是一種聲音，written down寫成文字的樣子。You make it when something disgusts you你在某個東西讓你噁心時發出它——a smell, a taste, a sight, an idea像是一種味道、一種口味、一個畫面、一個想法——and you want that feeling to come out before any real words do而你想在講出真正的字之前，先把那種感覺發出來。your face pulling away from something你的臉躲開某個東西時 it is the sound of發出的聲音。

Use it for spoiled milk, a hair in your soup, a dirty toilet, a horrible photo, or a piece of news that makes your stomach turn: 'Urgh, this milk has gone off.' It can also cover mild pain or tiredness — the groan you make when the alarm rings — though the disgust use is the main one.

Use it for可以用在 spoiled milk, a hair in your soup, a dirty toilet, a horrible photo, or a piece of news that makes your stomach turn壞掉的牛奶、湯裡有頭髮、髒馬桶、恐怖的照片，或是讓你反胃的新聞：'Urgh, this milk has gone off.'「Urgh，這牛奶壞掉了。」 It can also cover mild pain or tiredness它也可以用在輕微的疼痛或疲累——the groan you make when the alarm rings像鬧鐘響時你發出的那種呻吟——though the disgust use is the main one不過表示噁心還是最主要的用法。

Two things to know about how it works. First, it stands alone: it is not a noun or a verb, so you do not put it in the middle of a sentence. Write it with a comma or a full stop after it, at the start.

Two things to know有兩件事要知道 about how it works關於它怎麼用。First第一，it stands alone它是獨立的：it is not a noun or a verb它不是名詞也不是動詞，so you do not put it in the middle of a sentence所以你不會把它放在句子中間。at the start在句子開頭 write it把它放, with a comma or a full stop after it後面加逗號或句點。

Second, it is informal and mostly written — chat messages, comic strips, novels showing what someone said. In speech people just make the sound, and the sound varies: it is really a growl in the throat, so no spelling is exactly right.

Second第二，it is informal and mostly written它是非正式的，而且大多出現在文字裡——chat messages, comic strips, novels showing what someone said像聊天訊息、漫畫、小說裡寫某人說的話。In speech講話的時候，people just make the sound人就是直接發出那個聲音，and the sound varies而這聲音每次都不太一樣：it is really a growl in the throat它其實是喉嚨裡的一種低吼，so no spelling is exactly right所以沒有一種拼法是完全準確的。

That is why you will see 'ugh', 'urgh', 'argh' and 'ergh' all standing for roughly the same noise. 'Ugh' is the most common spelling; 'urgh' is common in British writing, where the 'r' is not really pronounced but stretches the sound out. 'Argh' leans more towards frustration than disgust.

That is why這就是為什麼 you will see 'ugh', 'urgh', 'argh' and 'ergh'你會看到 'ugh'、'urgh'、'argh'、'ergh' 這些寫法，all standing for roughly the same noise大致上都代表同一個聲音。'Ugh' is the most common spelling'ugh' 是最常見的拼法；'urgh' is common in British writing'urgh' 常見於英式寫法，where the 'r' is not really pronounced那個 r 其實不會真的發音，but stretches the sound out只是把聲音拉長而已。than disgust比起噁心，'argh' leans more towards frustration'argh' 更偏向挫折／生氣的感覺。

All of these are relaxed, friendly, everyday — fine with friends, out of place in an essay or an email to your boss.

All of these are relaxed, friendly, everyday這些字都是輕鬆、親切、日常的——fine with friends跟朋友講沒問題，out of place in an essay or an email to your boss但用在作文或寫給老闆的信裡就不太搭。