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Urinate is the formal verb for passing urine out of your body. It is what a doctor asks you ("Does it hurt when you urinate?"), what a form or a sign says, and what a lawyer says in court ("urinating in public").
Urinate Urinate is the formal verb是正式動詞 for passing urine out of your body指排出體內尿液。It is what a doctor asks you這是醫生會問你的話 ("Does it hurt when you urinate?")(「Does it hurt when you urinate?小便會痛嗎」), what a form or a sign says也是表格或告示上會寫的字, and what a lawyer says in court也是律師在法庭上會用的說法 ("urinating in public")(「urinating in public公然便溺」)。
In everyday talk, almost nobody uses it — English speakers say **pee** (safe and normal for all ages), **go to the toilet / go to the bathroom** (the politest way to avoid the topic), **wee** or **wee-wee** (children), or **take a leak / piss** (rough and rude; piss especially can offend). So urinate sits at the very formal end of a long ladder, and using it with friends sounds strangely stiff, almost funny — a bit like saying "I must urinate" at dinner.
In everyday talk, almost nobody uses it在日常說話裡幾乎沒有人用這個字 — English speakers say英文母語者會說 pee pee(各年齡都安全常用), go to the toilet / go to the bathroom go to the toilet/go to the bathroom(最委婉的說法), wee or wee-wee wee/wee-wee(小孩用語), or take a leak / piss或take a leak/piss(粗俗,piss尤其可能冒犯人)。So urinate sits at the very formal end of a long ladder所以urinate是這一長串說法裡最正式的一端, and using it with friends跟朋友講的話用這個字 sounds strangely stiff, almost funny會顯得很生硬、甚至有點好笑 — a bit like saying "I must urinate" at dinner有點像在晚餐時說「I must urinate」一樣。
The verb does not take an object: you urinate, full stop. Just add where or when — urinate in a cup, urinate frequently, urinate outdoors.
The verb does not take an object這個動詞不接受詞: you urinate, full stop就只是you urinate,句子到此結束。Just add where or when只要加上地點或時間就好 — urinate in a cupurinate in a cup(尿在杯子裡)、 urinate frequentlyurinate frequently(頻尿)、 urinate outdoorsurinate outdoors(在戶外小便)。
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
urinateverb/ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/
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medicinesciencesurologyTo pass urine from the body.
- Our new puppy still urinates on the carpet, but we're housebreaking her.
- Boys on their campsite should avoid urinating within 200 feet of the lake.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。