"welshed" in Chinese (Simplified)
食言不履行(承诺/赌约)
Definition
“Welsh” 指未履行所欠的(通常是指赌注或协议),特别是没有支付诺言或约定的报酬。'Welshed' 是过去式,指某人没有信守承诺或欠钱不还。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非正式且较老派的表达,在英国英语中使用较多,常用于描述不付赌注或承诺未兑现。注意该词起源可能有冒犯之意。'Welshed' 为过去式,描述某人已不兑现诺言。
Examples
He welshed on his bet and refused to pay.
他**食言**了赌注,拒绝付款。
They felt cheated when she welshed on the agreement.
当她**没有履行**协议时,他们感到受骗了。
My friend welshed on his promise to return my book.
我的朋友**食言**了,说好要还书却没还。
I can't believe he welshed after all those promises.
真不敢相信,在说了那么多承诺后他还是**食言**了。
We all lost trust in her after she welshed on the deal.
她**没有遵守**协议后,我们都失去了对她的信任。
John bet on the game but totally welshed when he lost.
约翰下注了比赛,结果输了之后却**赖账**了。