Word · Frequency #18587
welter
翻滚；滚动；起伏
核心释义
toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
- 1.
打滚；翻滚。
To roll around; to wallow.
- 2.
枯萎；凋萎。
To wither; to wilt.
- 3.
陶醉,纵情享受。
To revel, luxuriate.
- 4.
起伏,翻滚,滚动。
To rise and fall, to tumble over, to roll.
沉溺；浸湿；打滚；翻滚。；枯萎；凋萎。；陶醉,纵情享受。；起伏,翻滚,滚动。
用法In use
The little boat weltered in the stormy waves, but the sailor kept his balance.
用法提示：welter 作动词，表示船只等在水浪中不受控制地翻滚、起伏。
The children were weltering in the shallow pool, splashing and laughing.
用法提示：weltering 是现在分词，与 were 构成过去进行时，描写人在水中打滚嬉闹。
The kite weltered in the gusty wind, rising and falling in wild arcs.
用法提示：weltered 是过去式，表示风筝在风中的上下颠簸、不受控地起伏。
welter in sth
后接表示情感、状态或液体的名词，如 self-pity、blood、mud 等。
After losing his job, he weltered in self-pity for months.
失业后，他好几个月都沉浸在自怜之中。
a welter of sth
作名词用，后接复数或不可数名词，强调数量多且杂乱。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a welter of emotions
- 纷乱的情绪；百感交集
- She felt a welter of emotions when she heard the news.她听到这个消息时百感交集。
- a welter of information
- 一大堆杂乱的信息
- Users are confronted with a welter of information online.用户在网上会面对大量杂乱的信息。
- welter in blood
- 在血泊中翻滚；浸在血泊中
- The wounded soldier weltered in blood on the battlefield.那名受伤的士兵在战场血泊中翻滚。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- a welter of
- 一大堆杂乱的；大量混杂的
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
巨浪中翻滚沉浮、浑身浸湿——welter 即不受控地翻滚、沉浸。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、formal narrative、figurative writing 该词通常多用于文学或正式书面语，作动词时表示翻滚、滚动或沉浸、沉溺，多出现在书面叙述或比喻性描写中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the same /-ɛltə/ ending (shelter, swelter, smelter) rhyme with the target. Wetter (/ˈwɛtə/) drops the /l/; welder (/ˈwɛldə/) has /d/; filter (/ˈfɪltə/) uses /ɪ/.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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