Pump ship
Slang Term
British
★★☆☆☆ Uncommon
Casual
含义: To urinate (nautical slang)
小便（航海俚语）
Orinar (argot náutico)
小便をする（航海スラング）
소변을 보다 (해군 속어)
Nautical slang for urinating, from the action of pumping bilge water out of a ship. A slightly genteel way of expressing the need to urinate.
表示小便的航海俚语，源自将船舱积水泵出的动作。是一种稍显文雅的表达上厕所需求的方式。
Argot náutico para orinar, derivado de la acción de bombear el agua de sentina fuera del barco. Una forma ligeramente refinada de expresar la necesidad de orinar.
排尿を意味する航海スラング。船のビルジ水を汲み出す動作に由来する。トイレに行く必要性をやや上品に表現する言い方。
소변을 보는 것을 뜻하는 해군 속어로, 배에서 빌지워터를 퍼내는 동작에서 유래했다. 소변이 마려울 때 약간 점잖게 표현하는 방법이다.
例句
- Just going to pump ship—back in a tick. 去上个厕所，马上回来Voy a echar una meada, vuelvo enseguidaちょっとトイレ行ってくる、すぐ戻る잠깐 화장실 다녀올게, 금방 돌아와.
- Had to pump ship after all that beer. 喝了那么多啤酒，得去上个厕所Tuve que ir a mear después de tanta cervezaあれだけビールを飲んだからトイレに行かないと맥주를 그렇게 마셨으니 화장실에 가야지.
- Excuse me while I pump ship. 失陪一下，去上个厕所Disculpad mientras voy al aseo失礼、ちょっとトイレに실례, 잠깐 화장실 좀.
发音
用法指南
语境: friends, informal
语气: humorous, nautical
✓ 正确说法
- Off to pump ship去上厕所了Voy a orinarトイレに行ってくる화장실 좀 다녀올게
- Need to pump ship得去上厕所Necesito ir al aseoトイレに行かないと화장실 가야 해
✗ 错误说法
- May sound affected if you're not nautical如果你不是船员，听起来可能很做作Puede sonar afectado si no se tiene relación con el mar船乗りでない人が使うと気取って聞こえる항해와 관련 없는 사람이 쓰면 거드름 피우는 것처럼 들릴 수 있다
常见错误
- Using without nautical connection seems pretentious
起源与历史
From nautical terminology—pumping water out of a ship's bilge. The metaphor transfers to emptying one's bladder. Used since at least the 18th century.
词源: Nautical metaphor from bilge pumping
最早记录: 18th century
文化背景
Era: 18th century onwards
Generation: Older generations
Social background: Maritime, middle class
Pop culture: Nautical fiction
Regional notes: British nautical heritage.
变体
Pump shipPumping ship
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