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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++welsh, welch /welʃ $ welʃ, weltʃ/ verb [intransitive] informal PROMISEto not do something you have promised to do, such as paying someone money that you owe 说话不算数，食言；赖账，耍赖皮 I never welch on my bets. 我打赌从不赖账。→ See Verb tableWelsh1 /welʃ/ adjective relating to Wales, its people, or its original language 威尔士的；威尔士人的；威尔士语的Welsh2 noun 1. the Welsh [plural]SAN people from Wales 威尔士人2. [uncountable]SLL the original language used in Wales 威尔士语Origin Welsh Old English wælisc, welisc “Celtic, Welsh, foreign”, from Wealh “Celt, Welsh person, foreigner”
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, welch /welʃ $ welʃ, weltʃ/ verb [intransitive] informal
to not do something you have promised to do, such as paying someone money that you owe:
I never welch on my bets.
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, welch /welʃ $ welʃ, weltʃ/ verb [intransitive] informalto not do something you have promised to do, such as paying someone money that you owe:
Welsh
Welsh, Ir‧vine /ˈɜːvɪn $ ˈɜːr-/
(1961–) a Scottish writer whose best-known novel, Trainspotting, was made into a successful film. The characters in Welsh’s novels are usually young and take drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Their lives are hard, but the stories are told with a lot of humour. Welsh has been called ‘the poet laureate of the chemical generation’, meaning that he is respected and liked by young people who drink and take drugs.
Welsh1 /welʃ/ adjective
relating to Wales, its people, or its original language
Welsh2 noun
2. [uncountable] the original language used in Wales
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(1961–) a Scottish writer whose best-known novel, Trainspotting, was made into a successful film. The characters in Welsh’s novels are usually young and take drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Their lives are hard, but the stories are told with a lot of humour. Welsh has been called ‘the poet laureate of the chemical generation’, meaning that he is respected and liked by young people who drink and take drugs.
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adjectiverelating to Wales, its people, or its original language
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: wælisc, welisc 'Celtic, Welsh, foreign', from Wealh 'Celt, Welsh person, foreigner'
1. the Welsh [plural] people from WalesOrigin: wælisc, welisc 'Celtic, Welsh, foreign', from Wealh 'Celt, Welsh person, foreigner'
2. [uncountable] the original language used in Wales