weirdo /'wradau; NAmE 'wirdou/
noun
(pi. -os
/-auz/)
(informal,
disapproving) a person who looks strange and/or behaves
in a strange way ( ) #Hft
A;
&A
welch /weltf; welj/ verb = welsh wel come /'welkam/ verb, ac//., noun, exclamation m verb 1 ~ sb (to sth) to say hello to sb in a friendly way when they arrive
somewhere ( fUgHf ) ( i£Aft
MM ) : [VN] They were at the door to welcome us. ftkf] f£
f~J P 111 o 0 It is a pleasure
to welcome you to
our home. Iflitl T» O [V] a welcoming
smile 2 [VN] to be pleased that sb has come
or
has joined an organization, activity, etc. ( §\M ft A ) ; iffi ( §r ) : They welcomed the new volunteers with open arms (= with enthusiasm), ftk
111 ^ f.l\ IX iffl & #§rft>XIS#o 3 [VN] to be pleased to
receive or accept sth M M W: ; $C M It: Td welcome any suggestions.
OI warmly welcome this decision. 0
In general, the changes
they had made were to be welcomed. M,
ft X , ilk 111 #r
madj. 1 that you are pleased
to have, receive, etc. A A'Hi tfeft ; SXfciift: a welcome sight @ ft 0
Your letter was very welcome. ® jtj (J jfc ft #f 0
0 The fine weather made a welcome change. A A ^ H#, A A A lift tf Ip o 2 (of people A) accepted or wanted
somewhere iffl (ft ; -x: tX \k ft : Children are always welcome at the hotel. J LMfEMffi S &di?g£lJIX#0 0 Our neighbours made us welcome as soon as we arrived. 3% f] — 3\
%t
81 T 4P ®ID iffl o o I had the feeling we
were not welcome at the meeting. IfcWH’ililit; XMffX cCI#jKl3i&AAbL 3 ~ to do sth (informal) used
to say that you are happy for sb to do sth if they want to ( ) RTBfijfe: They’re welcome to
stay here as long as they like.
IX. 4 - to sth (informal) used to say that you are
very happy for sb to have sth because you definitely do notwantit ( A^A g B X&SSft¥
: It’s an awful job. If you want it, you’re welcome to it! W W i Jg M It A it (If
T! IT*T7n you’re
'welcome (especially NAmE) used as a polite reply
when sb thanks you for sth $ij H; X i|f; M : ‘Thanks for your help. ’ ‘You’re welcome. ’
» noun 1 [C, U] something that
you do or say to sb when they arrive, especially sth that makes them feel you
are happy to see them ffi jg; Thank you for
your warm welcome. !§
if] #jv f| ] ft 1# $c # „ 0 The
winners were given an enthusiastic welcome when they arrived home. $J3£#0/UilMiQft" (Sill 7IM)&ffi0
o a speech/smile
of welcome A iffi
is] ; JXjffl ft Wl % 0 to receive a hero’s welcome 2 [C] the way
that
people react to sth, which shows their opinion of it ( ^HJfH&ft ) MW, This new comedy
deserves a warm welcome. & §r H JB4 ft i# A 3\
j* fX
/X
jtj]
0 o The proposals were given a cautious welcome by the trade unions. & & M iX % III 7 XA il 'W ft M S o
ITiTOI outstay/overstay your welcome to stay somewhere as a
guest longer than you are wanted #3§rAA
m exclamation used as a greeting to tell sb that you are
pleased that they are there Xfciffl: Welcome home! XXi9I !Q M!
0 Welcome to
Kfo
welcome mat noun ITSW1 lay, put, roll, etc. out the welcome
mat (for sb) (especially NAmE) to
make sb feel welcome; to try to attract visitors, etc.
i£iM3l ( £A^ )
welcoming /'welkamirj/ adj. 1 (of a person A) friendly towards sb who is visiting
or arriving ( XlAtfr «&£iJi£ftA ) XfcifflW, ^'lf ft, Alfft 2 (of a
place KfeA) attractive and looking comfortable to be in AAl^i'JtS ^ft; tfiift EH3 UNWELCOMING weld /weld/ verb, noun
m verb 1 ~ A and B (together) | ~ A (on) to B to join pieces of metal
together by heating their edges and pressing them together [VN] to weld
a broken axle ^®T^[ft^o The car has had a
new
2283
wing welded on. 0 AH the
parts of the sculpture have to be welded
together.
[also
v] 2 [vn]
~ sb/sth into sth | ~ sth together to unite people or things into
a strong and effective group
They had welded a bunch of untrained
recruits into an
efficient fighting force. iMlffi #A^lJI[^ftfr
7 —*
%W ^ -A A ft c$ PA o O The crisis helped to weld the party
together.
a
noun a joint made by
welding ® A,; iff
weld-er /'weld0(r)/ noun a person whose job is welding metal X
welfare /'welfea(r); NAmE -fer/ noun [U] 1 the
general health, happiness and safety of a person, an animal or a group (
AjA.^-fAft ) AIS, BOH well
being: We are concerned
about the child’s welfare. Ac ill A A f ft tfi'i All: o 2 practical or
financial help that is provided, often by the government, for people or animals
that need it ( fl&Jff^Aft ) fl7J: The state is still
the main provider of welfare. j£f {ft fk M M
ft ± W SI iA # o 0 child welfare Jl 'MWiM 0 a social welfare
programme o welfare provision/services/
work SIAHlAn / /
Xjf- 3 (especially NAmE) = social
security(I) : They would rather
work than live on welfare.
welfare state noun 1 (often the Welfare State)
[usually sing.] a system by which the
government provides a range of free services to people who need them, for
example medical care, money for people without work, care for old people; etc.
II7] rfrl ®
ifrftmuiiftAtmn.
A,
Xl^AftMM# ) 2 [C]
a country that has such a system
welkin /'welkin/ noun [U]
(literary or old use) the
sky or heaven X$; IHTO1 let/make the welkin ring to
make
a very loud noise ninllSJAff
GRAMMAR POINT
well
■
Compound
adjectives beginning with well are generally written with no hyphen when
they are used alone after a verb, but with a hyphen when they come before a
noun, well Jf AftSAlBWi^
iSXTF: She is well dressed. MA# AN"o o a well-dressed
woman AH#AftAA
The forms without hyphens are given in the entries in the dictionary, but forms
with hyphens can be seen in some examples. AiHH-ftial^B £7
m The comparative and
superlative forms of these are usually formed with better and best. A®#
isIfttm»*iHM'tlb better TO best better-known poets SHAfti/f A o the best-dressed
person in the room M Aft
A
well /wel/ adv., adj., exclamation, noun, verb m adv. (bet-ter /'beta(r)/,
best /best/) 1 in a good, right or acceptable way £F ; M ; A A ik B. ±til:
The kids all behaved well. 7 111 f 1^ IS M Xl 0 0 The conference was
very well organized. 12, A A A ^§. U{
f# Id 0 0 0 Well done! (= expressing admiration
for what sb has done) X I# if] 0 His campaign was not going well, fife ft jfchtSzlj X HIM 7J o 0 These animals make very good pets if treated well (= with kindness), ^ % !x f'J M A
fS
filo
0 People spoke well of (= spoke with approval of) him. A If] M fik ft if KHI iH 0
o She took it very well (= did not react too badly), all things considered. Mi, ft M, 0 They lived well (= in
comfort
and spending a lot of money) and were generous with their money. IMlilStfc#, l£$IAAo 0 She was determined
to marry well (= marry sb rich and/ or with a high social position),
ftfe A M. X
A It A ^ ft Ao 2
thoroughly and completely AiAftfc; ®/Rift: A