单词 | welt |
释义 | welt (once / 2388 pages) nv If someone hits you hard with a thin stick, your skin might rise up in a welt. Ouch. A welt is a swollen bruise. The extra bit of stitching around the pocket of your jeans can also be called a welt as can the stitching that holds your shoe to its sole. In these cases as well as the mark on the skin, a welt is a rising where things meet –– either where a blow meets the body, or where two types of fabric meet each other. WORD FAMILYwelt: welted, welter, welting, welts+/welter: weltered, weltering, welters USAGE EXAMPLESOne day at school, her teacher saw the welts. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) “That’s exactly what IS wants,” he told the daily Die Welt. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) According to a report in the German newspaper Die Welt, translated with computer assistance by the Washington Times, the suspect is a newly-arrived Pakistani refugee. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) 1n a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions Syn|Hyper wale, weal, wheal harm, hurt, injury, trauma any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. 2n a raised or strengthened seam Hyper seam joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces 3v beat severely with a whip or rod Syn|Hypo|Hyper flog, lash, lather, slash, strap, trounce, whip flagellate, scourge whip leatherwhip with a leather strap horsewhipwhip with a whip intended for horses switchflog with or as if with a flexible rod cowhideflog with a cowhide catbeat with a cat-o'-nine-tails birchwhip with a birch twig beat, beat up, work over give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression 4v put a welt on welt the shoes Hyper add make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of |
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