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单词 Welsh
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Welsh
adjective
uk
/welʃ/us
/welʃ/
belongingto orrelatingtoWales,itspeople, oritslanguage:
Mymotheris Welsh.
Hishomeis in the Welshtownof Llandovery.
TheynamedthebabyCarys, the Welsh word for "love".
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  • In the Thomasfamily,supportingthe Welshrugbyteamwas asacredduty.
  • He wasbornin Manchester andraisedin thesmallWelshcityof St David's.
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Welsh
noun
uk
/welʃ/us
/welʃ/
[U]
theCelticlanguageofWales, which isspokenas a firstlanguageby somepeople, and also byothersas a secondlanguagetoEnglish:
WespeakWelsh athome.
All thesedocumentsareavailableinWelsh.
HeaskedwhatproportionofsecondaryschoolchildreninWalesareeducatedthrough themediumofWelsh.
the Welsh
[plural]
thepeopleofWales:
The Welsh areknownfortheirloveofmusic.
Though the Welsh are oftenseenasinsular, they have alonghistoryofmigrationandimmigration.
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  • Welsh is the onlyCelticlanguagebesidesIrishthatappearsto bethriving.
  • Of all theextantCelticlanguages, Welshenjoysthe mostvibrantliteraryscene.
  • Welsh andBretonbelongto the Brythonicbranchof theCelticlanguages.
  • Longpatronizedby theEnglish, the Welsh arequietlyenjoyingEngland'spainfulsearchfor anidentity.
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welsh
verb[I]
uk
/welʃ/us
/welʃ/
towelch
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  • abrogation
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  • avoidance
  • doss
  • eschew
  • evade
  • evader
  • evasion
  • fiddle
  • fiddle around
  • fight shy ofidiom
  • insure
  • shirk
  • short circuit
  • shrink fromsomething
  • shy away fromsomething
  • sit onyourarseidiom
  • steer
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Making & breaking promises & commitments
(Definition ofWelshfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

welsh| Business English

welsh
verb[I]
informal
uk
/welʃ/us
→welch
(Definition ofwelshfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

ExamplesofWelsh

Welsh
Welshrecords are shown by circles (o) on right.
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How typical of us that the word designates a sporting term, especially when we remember that towelshis to avoid payment or to break one's word!
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In other words, he welshed on a debt.
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Welshfigures for years prior to 1978 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Welshliterature goes back to the 8th, if not the 6th, century.
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Welshpeople should see this as one of the exhibits in their shop window and support it to the full.
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It would be disastrous for this country if we welshed on the 16 ships which are being built and the 16 more on order.
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Welsh-speaking members of staff can normally be called on to assist at interviews.
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They are seeking towelshon it—towelshon me, and on other pensioners.
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Welsh-speaking consumers will be consulted during the preparation of schemes.
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Neither before nor after 1958 do we contemplate "welshing" on it.
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Welshpeople have many innate skills at their elbow, but we must have more small business growth, technological change, increased skills, investment and marketing.
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One advantage of the licensing system is that on-the-course "welshing" will become almost impossible.
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But if the calculations were wrong, we could carry on without "welshing" on our commitments.
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Of course, this is his last opportunity not towelshon that deal.
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