welly

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Wellington boot. countable,informal
    — Dad has great big welly boots. For squishing in the mud; Two great big black welly boots: Thud, thud, thud.
  2. Force on a pedal or increase to any fuel or power for an engine or motor. informal,uncountable
  3. Force or effort. informal,uncountable
    — Come on! Put some welly into it!
副词 adv.
  1. Almost; nearly. Ireland,UK,dialectal,not-comparable,obsolete
    — A person exceedingly hungry says, "I'm welly clem'd; I'm almost or well-nigh starved." It is the ordinary appeal of a beggar in the streets, when asking for food.
  2. very. not-comparable
    — The real thrill comes to the investigator when, convinced that he is no mere casual diner, the waiter grins broadly and says, "You don't worry. I get you something welly nice."

词形变化

wellies plural wellie alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
welly whanging give it some welly green welly brigade green-welly welly it

词源

词源 1
Clipping of Wellington boot + -y.
词源 2
From welne, a dialectal variant of well-nigh.
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