welter

welter1
verb
[no obj.](poetic／literary)
  1. move in a turbulent fashion
    (诗／文)打滚，翻滚
    the streams foam and welter.
    溪流冒着泡沫，翻滚流动。
    ■lie steeped in blood with no help or care
    倒在血泊中（无助或无人照顾）
noun
  1. a large number of items in no order; a confused mass
    （杂乱的）一堆；一片；一批
    there's such a welter of conflicting rules.
    有一大批杂乱的互相冲突的规定。
    ■a state of general disorder
    杂乱无章，一片混乱
    the attack petered out in a welter of bloody, confused fighting.
    那次攻击结果变成了一次血腥的、一片混乱的战斗。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'writhe, wallow'): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German welteren
welter2
noun
  1. short for welterweight
    welterweight 的简称
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