welter/ˈweltə(r); `wɛltɚ/ n[sing]~ of sth/sb disorderly mixture of things or people; general confusion （人或物的）混杂; 混乱 a welter of unrelated facts 互不相关的事情混在一起 carried forward by the welter of surging bodies 被滔滔流水冲走.
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