| 词汇 | welsh |
| 释义 | Welsh adjective uk /welʃ/ us /welʃ/ belonging to or relating to Wales, its people, or its language: 威尔士的;威尔士人的;威尔士语的 My mother is Welsh. His home is in the Welsh town of Llandovery. They named the baby Carys, the Welsh word for "love". In the Thomas family, supporting the Welsh rugby team was a sacred duty. He was born in Manchester and raised in the small Welsh city of St David's. Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities Afghan Albanian Algerian an Andorran Ghanaian Gibraltarian Greenlander Greenlandic Grenadian non-Indian non-Russian North American North Korean Northern Irish Venezuelan Vietnamese Vincentian Virgin Islands Welshman Welsh noun uk /welʃ/ us /welʃ/ [ U ] the Celtic language of Wales, which is spoken as a first language by some people, and also by others as a second language to English: 威尔士语 We speak Welsh at home. All these documents are available in Welsh. He asked what proportion of secondary school children in Wales are educated through the medium of Welsh. the Welsh [ plural ] the people of Wales: The Welsh are known for their love of music. Though the Welsh are often seen as insular, they have a long history of migration and immigration. Welsh is the only Celtic language besides Irish that appears to be thriving. Of all the extant Celtic languages, Welsh enjoys the most vibrant literary scene. Welsh and Breton belong to the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages. Long patronized by the English, the Welsh are quietly enjoying England's painful search for an identity. Language names Albanian American English American Sign Language Amharic Angrezi Ebonics Fijian Filipino Finno-Ugric Frisian Georgian Mongolian Montenegrin Monégasque Nahua Nahuatl Romany Uzbek Vietnamese Yiddish You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities welsh verb[ I ] uk /welʃ/ us /welʃ/ to welch食言；（尤指）赖账（同 welch） Avoiding action abrogate abrogation avoid avoid something like the plagueidiom avoidance elude end-run eschew evade evader evasion fiddle insure run for the hillsidiom shirk short circuit shrink from something shy away from something steer welch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making & breaking promises & commitments welsh | Business Englishwelsh verb[ I ] informaluk /welʃ/us → welch Examples of WelshWelsh Welsh records are shown by circles (o) on right. How typical of us that the word designates a sporting term, especially when we remember that to welsh is to avoid payment or to break one's word! In other words, he welshed on a debt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Welsh figures for years prior to 1978 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Welsh literature goes back to the 8th, if not the 6th, century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Welsh people should see this as one of the exhibits in their shop window and support it to the full. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be disastrous for this country if we welshed on the 16 ships which are being built and the 16 more on order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Welsh-speaking members of staff can normally be called on to assist at interviews. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are seeking to welsh on it—to welsh on me, and on other pensioners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Welsh-speaking consumers will be consulted during the preparation of schemes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Neither before nor after 1958 do we contemplate "welshing" on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One advantage of the licensing system is that on-the-course "welshing" will become almost impossible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But if the calculations were wrong, we could carry on without "welshing" on our commitments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, this is his last opportunity not to welsh on that deal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Can he give me any indication how long they will go on welshing on a deliberate and calculated policy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of Welsh These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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