welter

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

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。

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