| 单词 | welter |
| 释义 | welter welter1 /wel"teuhr/, v.i. 1. to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea. 2. to roll, writhe, or tumble about; wallow, as animals (often fol. by about): pigs weltering about happily in the mud. 3. to lie bathed in or be drenched in something, esp. blood. 4. to become deeply or extensively involved, associated, entangled, etc.: to welter in setbacks, confusion, and despair. n. 5. a confused mass; a jumble or muddle: a welter of anxious faces. 6. a state of commotion, turmoil, or upheaval: the welter that followed the surprise attack. 7. a rolling, tossing, or tumbling about, as or as if by the sea, waves, or wind: They found the shore through the mighty welter. [1250-1300; ME, freq. (see -ER6) of welten to roll, OE weltan; c. MD welteren, LG weltern to roll] Syn. 6. confusion, tumult. welter2 /wel"teuhr/, n. 1. Informal. a welterweight boxer or wrestler. adj. 2. (of a steeplechase or hurdle race) pertaining to, or noting a race in which the horses bear welterweights. [1785-95; WELT + -ER1] |
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