| 单词 | welter |
| 释义 | welter (once / 3648 pages) nv Use the noun welter to describe an enormous, messy pile, like the jumble of papers, coffee mugs, pens, and food wrappers on the desk of the messiest person in the office. Welter can also be a verb — the items in the pile on the messy desk welter every time someone tries to pull something out. This means they roll and get tossed around. Maybe the person isn't as messy as you think. Possibly his projects keep him so weltered — meaning "deeply involved" — that he doesn't have the time or energy to deal with the mess. WORD FAMILYwelter: weltered, weltering, welters+/welt: welted, welter, welting, welts USAGE EXAMPLESAs a candidate, Mr. Trump’s statements on this subject were a welter of different ideas. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) The wall above the bed’s headboard was covered with a welter of color printouts depicting closeups of Caravaggio paintings. The New Yorker(Nov 20, 2016) Acknowledging the whiplash-inducing welter of characters, we are admonished thus: New York Times(Nov 14, 2016) 1n a confused multitude of things Syn|Hypo|Hyper clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, smother rummage a jumble of things to be given away disorder, disorderliness a condition in which things are not in their expected places 2v toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours Hyper roll over make a rolling motion or turn 3v roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud" Syn|Hyper wallow move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 4v be immersed in welter in work |
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