wellie

/ˈwel.i/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈwel.i/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwe-lē/ (ame, mw)

wellie — noun

1. A knee-high waterproof boot made of rubber, worn to keep feet and lower legs dry

1.名詞B1
釋義

A knee-high waterproof boot made of rubber, worn to keep feet and lower legs dry when walking through rain, mud, puddles, or wet grass. The word is the short, everyday form of 'Wellington boot'.

例句

After the storm, Chidi pulled on his green wellies to walk the dog through the mud.

collocation: pull on + wellies

Rin forgot her wellies at the farm, so her trainers got soaked in the wet grass.

同義詞
  • Wellington boot

    the full, more formal term

  • rubber boot

    describes the material; less specific to the Wellington shape

  • gumboot

    used in Australia, New Zealand, and some regional British dialects

文法句型

a pair of + wellies

wellies + verb

用法筆記

Informal term used primarily in British English. The plural form 'wellies' is very common — often more frequent than the singular. The full form 'Wellington boot' is used in more formal or neutral contexts.

常見錯誤

❌I need to buy a wellie for the festival.' (when you mean a pair).
✅I need to buy some wellies / a pair of wellies for the festival.
💡'wellie' is a single boot; people almost always mean a matching pair, so use the plural or 'a pair of wellies'.