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defecate

/def-i-keyt/US // ˈdɛf ɪˌkeɪt //UK // (ˈdɛfɪˌkeɪt) //

大便,大便时,大号,大便失禁

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v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    def·e·cat·ed, def·e·cat·ing.

    • : to void excrement from the bowels through the anus; have a bowel movement.
    • : to become clear of dregs, impurities, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    def·e·cat·ed, def·e·cat·ing.

    • : to clear of dregs, impurities, etc.; purify; refine.

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Examples

  • When a figbird ingests fig fruits, it defecates the seeds onto an upper branch.

  • The woman “was so shaken that she defecated on herself and ran to the bathroom to clean herself up” before being picked up at the office by her mother, according to the lawsuit.

  • If an infected bird defecates on the ground under a feeder with spilled seed and another bird flies down, picks up a seed and ingests the feces, that other bird can also become infected.

  • Soldiers defecated in hallways, rigged ropes to swing from the unfinished dome and unwittingly spread lice among each other.