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welsh

/wɛlʃ/

Meanings
verb

赖账, 欠债不还

To swindle someone by not paying a debt, especially a gambling debt.

Examples :

"He welsh'ed on his friend's bet, leaving him with nothing. "
他赖掉了朋友的赌债，让朋友血本无归。
business finance moral game bet

Related Words

Illustration not

not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

非，否定。

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

对学生出勤记录的否定意味着他们缺席了。

Illustration friend

friend noun

/fɹɛnd/

朋友，友人

"John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.   Trust is important between friends.   I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."

约翰和我自从大学做室友以来一直是朋友。朋友之间信任非常重要。我以前很害羞，所以觉得交朋友很难。

Illustration gambling

gambling verb

/ˈɡæm.blɪŋ/

赌博， 投机取巧

"She is gambling on getting a promotion at work, hoping the new project will make a good impression. "

她把升职的希望寄托在工作上，赌一把这个新项目能给她留下好印象。

Illustration leaving

leaving verb

/ˈliːvɪŋ/

留下，遗留。

"The heavy rain was leaving puddles all over the playground. "

大雨过后，操场上到处都留下了水坑。

Illustration swindle

swindle noun

/ˈswɪnd(ə)l/

诈骗，欺诈行为

"The insurance company's tactic was a blatant swindle, designed to take advantage of customers' fears. "

这家保险公司的策略是明目张胆的诈骗行为，旨在利用客户的恐惧心理。

Illustration his

his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

他的，祂的

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

尊敬的校長宣布，祂的決定是最終決定。

Illustration someone

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

某人，有人

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

你需要为你心里的那个特别的人准备一份礼物吗？

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

一同，一起。

"Do you want to come with?"

你想一起去吗？

Illustration nothing

nothing noun

/ˈnʌθɪŋ/

无关紧要的东西，无足轻重的事

"The broken pencil was nothing; I easily found a new one. "

那支断掉的铅笔算不了什么; 我很容易就找到了一支新的。

Illustration debt

debt noun

/dɛt/

欠款，债务。

"My brother has a debt to repay; he promised to help me move furniture. "

我 哥 哥 有 笔 债 要 还，他 答 应 帮 我 搬 家 具。

Illustration paying

paying verb

/ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/

支付，付款

"he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"

他尽可能地以实物支付，并且以不入账的方式支付了她。