释义 |
welter /welˈtər/ intransitive verb- To roll or tumble about (rare or dialect)
- To wallow about in dirt or moral degradation, etc (rare)
- To be or lie soaked, eg in blood (poetic)
- To be sunk (with in)
- To roll or toss about in the waves
- (of the sea) to roll or surge (poetic)
transitive verb (rare)To make (one's way) in a weltering manner noun- A state of turmoil, agitation or confusion
- A confused mass
- A surging mass
ORIGIN: MDu welteren; cf OE gewæltan to roll welˈtering adjective |