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welter

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vi.翻滚,滚动,挣扎,浸湿,沉溺,颠簸 n.翻滚,汹涌,混乱,起伏,重骑师

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动词过去式:weltered 过去分词:weltered 现在分词:weltering 第三人称单数:welters

welter


/'weltə(r); `wɛltɚ/
n [sing] ~ of sth/sb disorderly mixture of things or people; general confusion (人或物的)混杂; 混乱
*a welter of unrelated facts 互不相关的事情混在一起
* carried forward by the welter of surging bodies 被滔滔流水冲走.

welter


n
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: welter 'state of confusion' (16-19 centuries), from welter 'to roll about, be in a state of confusion' (14-20 centuries), from Middle Dutch welteren or Middle Low German weltern]
a welter of sth
a large and confusing amount or number of something
 There is a welter of information on the subject.
1. For Humboldt, the eels raised a welter of questions: "Why didn´t the creature electrocute itself?
    对洪堡来说,电鳗带来了一连串的问题:“为什么电鳗自己不会电死?

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