a confused fight, skirmish, or scuffle 混战;冲突;扭打 several people were hurt in the melee. 好几个人在混战中受了伤。 ■a confused mass of people 混乱的人群 the melee of people that were always thronging the streets. 总是拥塞街道的混乱人群。
语源
mid 17th cent.: from French mêlée, from an Old French variant of meslee (see medley)