单词乎

welter

音标['weltә]

汉语翻译

vi. 翻滚, 滚动, 沉溺, 浸湿, 起伏
n. 翻滚, 汹涌, 混乱, 起伏, 重量级骑手

词型变化

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

英语解释

名词 welter:

  1. a confused multitude of things
    同义词:clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, smother

动词 welter:

  1. toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
  2. roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
    同义词:wallow
  3. be immersed in

例句

  1. Can a policemen possibly enjoy weltering in the dirty side of human behavior?
    一个警察整天和人类行为的丑恶面打交道,能感到津津有味吗?
  2. The chiefs of all the villages were weltering in luxury and pleasure.
    所有的村庄的头领都沉迷于骄奢淫逸之中。

详细解释


wel.ter

n.(名词)
A confused mass; a jumble:
混乱的一大堆;混乱的一堆:
例句:
a welter of papers and magazines.
一堆混乱报纸与杂志

Confusion; turmoil.
混乱;杂乱
v.intr.(不及物动词)
wel.tered,wel.ter.ing,wel.ters
To wallow, roll, or toss about, as in mud or high seas.
翻滚,打滚:象在泥或海中打滚、翻滚或颠簸
To lie soaked in a liquid.
浸泡:在液体中浸泡
To roll and surge, as the sea.
翻滚和起伏,如海

来源:
From Middle English welteren [to toss about, as in high seas]
源自 中古英语 welteren [颠簸,如在高海中]
from Middle Low German
源自 中古低地德语
or Middle Dutch * see wel- 2
或 中古荷兰语 *参见 wel- 2


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