welly

IPA/ˈweli/
IPA/ˈweli/

welly — 名詞

  • wellysingular
  • welliesplural

1. a tall rubber boot that comes up close to the knee, worn to keep your feet and l

1.名詞B1
釋義

雨靴

及膝的橡膠防水長靴

a tall rubber boot that comes up close to the knee, worn to keep your feet and lower legs dry

例句

Beatrix pulled on her green wellies and went out to the muddy garden.

Beatrix 套上她的綠色雨靴,走到泥濘的花園裡。

collocation: pull on + wellies

Andrei's wellies kept his feet perfectly dry during the rainy festival.

Andrei 的雨靴在雨天的音樂節中讓他的雙腳保持乾爽。

同義詞
  • wellington

    the full formal name for the same type of boot

  • rain boot

    common in American English; may refer to shorter boots too

  • gumboot

    used mainly in Australian and New Zealand English

文法句型

usually used in the plural form: wellies

用法筆記

Almost always used in the plural form wellies, even when talking about a single pair of boots.

常見錯誤

I wore my wellington to the festival.
I wore my wellies to the festival.
💡'welly' (usually plural 'wellies') is the everyday informal word; 'wellington' is the full formal name.