"welsh on" in Chinese (Traditional)
違背(承諾/協議)
Definition
沒有履行你承諾要做的事情,尤其是沒有按約定付款或達成協議後沒有兌現承諾。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
非正式用語,有民族背景,有些人認為帶有偏見。常出現在 'welsh on a deal/promise',指故意不履行承諾,而非小錯。
Examples
Don't welsh on your promise to help me.
不要**違背**你幫我的承諾。
He welshed on the deal and never paid back the money.
他**違背**了協議,從未還錢。
You shouldn't welsh on agreements with friends.
你不應該**違背**和朋友的協議。
I can't believe she welshed on what she promised.
我真的不敢相信她**違背**了承諾。
If you welsh on your word, people will stop trusting you.
如果你**違背**你的諾言,人們就不會再信任你。
They said they would help, but then they welshed on us at the last minute.
他們說會幫忙,結果最後一刻**食言**了。