| 释义 |
welly1 or wellie /welˈi/ (informal) noun- A wellington of the loose rubber or plastic kind (also wellˈy-boot or wellˈie-boot)
- (also green welly; often in pl and with caps) a student or other (young) person, typically of the landed class, whose noticeably preferred footwear is wellingtons, esp of a sturdy green variety, suggesting recent arrival from or imminent departure for a rural property (orig university sl; derogatory)
give it (some) welly or wellie (slang) - To put one's foot down heavily on the accelerator
- To put all one's efforts and energy into what one is doing
welly2 /welˈi/ (dialect) adverb a corrupted form of well-nigh |