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piss

/ˈpɪs/ American
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  • v. 撒尿
  • v. 下大雨
  • v. 抱怨
  • v. 尿湿
Definition
  • v. to urinate
  • v. rain very heavily
  • v. to complain
  • v. to make wet with urine
Example
It began to piss down with rain just before the game.
比赛开始前突然下起了瓢泼大雨。
Word familypiss-

Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: to release urine from the body (verb).

比较义项:撒尿(动词)。

  • piss 本词

    Piss is a vulgar, taboo way to say this — rude in polite company, common in crude or angry speech, and part of idioms like "pissed off"; avoid it in formal or polite contexts.

    piss是粗俗、忌讳的说法,在礼貌场合显得无礼,常见于粗鲁或愤怒的表达中,也用于pissed off等习语;应避免在正式或礼貌场合使用。

    He stumbled out of the pub and pissed against the wall.

    他从酒吧摇摇晃晃地走出来,对着墙撒尿。

  • pee

    Pee is a mild, everyday informal word — polite enough for children, family or casual conversation, without the crudeness of piss or the clinical stiffness of urinate.

    pee是温和、日常的口语用词,礼貌程度足以用于儿童、家人或朋友间的随意交谈,既没有piss的粗俗,也没有urinate的生硬。

    Mom, I really need to pee before we get in the car.

    妈妈,我们上车之前我真的很想尿尿。

  • urinate

    Urinate is the formal, clinical term used by doctors, nurses and in official writing; it sounds stiff and distant in casual conversation, where pee or piss would be used instead.

    urinate是医生、护士及正式文书中使用的正式、临床用词;在日常随意的对话中显得生硬疏远,那种场合通常会用pee或piss。

    The nurse asked the patient to urinate into a small plastic cup.

    护士让病人往一个小塑料杯里小便。

All three mean to urinate, but differ in register. Piss is vulgar and taboo; avoid it in polite settings. Pee is mild, fine even for children. Urinate is formal and clinical, used in medicine. Piss can also mean 'rain hard' or 'anger'; not compared here.

这三个词在“排尿”这一义项上意思相同,但语域差异很大:piss 是粗俗、忌讳的词,正式或礼貌场合应避免;pee 是中性偏口语的说法,可用于儿童或熟人之间;urinate 是正式、医学化的用词,多见于医疗或正式书面语。这里不比较 piss 表示“猛下大雨”(piss down)或“使…生气”(piss off)的用法。