Welsh



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.赖债不还; 失信
• ［英］ v.赖债不还 ( to avoid payment) ; 失信 ( to break one's word)
• ［记］ 和威尔士人 ( Welsh) 的拼写一样
• ［例］ welsh on one's debts ( 赖债)

Webster Collegiate

also welch intransitive verb

• Etymology: probably from Welsh, adjective
• Date: 1905
• 1. sometimes offensive to avoid payment — used with on
• 2. sometimes offensive to break one's word ; renege
• ? welsher noun, sometimes offensive

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