welter

• 名词，指混乱、杂乱或无序的混合或大量事物；也可指混乱状态或骚动。

A noun referring to a confused, disordered, or chaotic mixture or multitude of things.

1. Confused mass or jumbleC1formal

   A large and often confusing or disorderly collection of things.

   混乱

   • The room was a welter of papers, books, and clothes.
   • He tried to make sense of the welter of information.
   • The market was a welter of noise and activity.

   同义词clutterconfusionhodgepodgejumblemessmishmashmuddletangle

   反义词arrangementordersystem

• 过时动词，指翻滚、挣扎或打滚，尤指在泥水之中；也用于比喻，表示深深陷入或卷入某事。

An archaic verb meaning to roll, toss, or wallow, especially in mud or water; also used figuratively to mean to be deeply immersed or involved in something.

1. Toss or roll uncontrollablyC2formal

   To move, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled or chaotic manner, often in water or mud.

   翻滚挣扎

   • The ship weltered in the stormy sea.
   • The wounded animal weltered in its own blood.
   • The logs weltered down the river after the flood.

   同义词flounderpitchplungerolltosstumblewallow

2. Roll aroundC2formal

   To roll or wallow about, especially in a liquid or soft substance.

   打滚

   • The pigs weltered in the mud on a hot day.
   • Children weltered in the shallow water at the beach.
   • The dog weltered happily in the grass.

   同义词flounderrolltosstumblewallow

3. Be immersed inC2formal

   To be deeply involved or immersed in something, often in a negative or overwhelming sense.

   深陷

   • He weltered in self-pity after the breakup.
   • The country weltered in political turmoil.
   • She weltered in a sea of paperwork.

   同义词plungesinkwallow