英语词汇“melee”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Melee Has French Roots

Fray, donnybrook, brawl, fracas: there are many English words for confused and noisy fights, and in the 17th century melee was thrown into the mix. It comes from the French mêlée, which in turn comes from the Old French meslee, meaning "mixture." Meslee comes from the Old French verb mesler, or medler, which means "to mix." This verb is also the source of medley ("a mixture or hodgepodge") and meddle ("to mix oneself in others' affairs" or "to interfere").

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a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators

Recent Examples on the Web One of them was the queen herself, who suffered a bite to the hand that required three stitches while breaking up an eight-corgi melee at Windsor Castle in 1991.

Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Front-runners following the melee, including then-points leader Pato O’Ward, had to make three green-flag pitstops, compared to two for the eventual podium, and Palou and company worked their way back to the front by the race’s end.

Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2022 The actors propel themselves like live ammunition through the melee, with Benssalah and newcomer Slimane making particularly forceful impressions.

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 Players can also opt to take a stealthy approach and melee enemies from behind, with the aim of thinning the numbers in a particular area, as alerting everyone can lead to Joel being overwhelmed with attacks and subsequently getting killed.

George Yang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Callaghan said the melee at the festival was corroborated by witness testimony and that was legal evidence alone to support the Board of License Commissioners’ suspension of their licenses on Aug. 22.

Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The film was originally set to premiere in 2018, but was delayed after Depp's legal melee with both ex-wife Amber Heard and a UK tabloid.

Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Referees huddled at midfield to sort out the melee.

Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 Critically wounding an enemy or breaking their shield increases melee range and damage.

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	melee
释义	melee noun me·lee ˈmā-ˌlā mā-ˈlā variants or less commonly mêlée : a confused struggle especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people They were seriously injured in the melee. Did you know? Melee Has French Roots Fray, donnybrook, brawl, fracas: there are many English words for confused and noisy fights, and in the 17th century melee was thrown into the mix. It comes from the French mêlée, which in turn comes from the Old French meslee, meaning "mixture." Meslee comes from the Old French verb mesler, or medler, which means "to mix." This verb is also the source of medley ("a mixture or hodgepodge") and meddle ("to mix oneself in others' affairs" or "to interfere"). Synonyms affray [chiefly British] brawl broil donnybrook fracas fray free-for-all rough-and-tumble row ruckus ruction See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators Recent Examples on the Web One of them was the queen herself, who suffered a bite to the hand that required three stitches while breaking up an eight-corgi melee at Windsor Castle in 1991. Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Front-runners following the melee, including then-points leader Pato O’Ward, had to make three green-flag pitstops, compared to two for the eventual podium, and Palou and company worked their way back to the front by the race’s end. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2022 The actors propel themselves like live ammunition through the melee, with Benssalah and newcomer Slimane making particularly forceful impressions. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 Players can also opt to take a stealthy approach and melee enemies from behind, with the aim of thinning the numbers in a particular area, as alerting everyone can lead to Joel being overwhelmed with attacks and subsequently getting killed. George Yang, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Callaghan said the melee at the festival was corroborated by witness testimony and that was legal evidence alone to support the Board of License Commissioners’ suspension of their licenses on Aug. 22. Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 The film was originally set to premiere in 2018, but was delayed after Depp's legal melee with both ex-wife Amber Heard and a UK tabloid. Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Referees huddled at midfield to sort out the melee. Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 19 Aug. 2022 Critically wounding an enemy or breaking their shield increases melee range and damage. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology French mêlée, from Old French meslee, from mesler to mix — more at meddle First Known Use circa 1648, in the meaning defined above melee noun as in brawl a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance brawl skirmish altercation affray fracas scuffle ruckus donnybrook fisticuffs ruction broil rough-and-tumble fray tussle clash combat row free-for-all scrimmage quarrel battle horseplay roughhousing dispute conflict spat tiff squabble struggle contest handgrips kickup wrangle argument scrap hassle
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