welter
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wel·ter /ˈweltə $ -ər/ noun a welter of something LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTa large and confusing amount or number of something 杂乱无章的某物 There is a welter of information on the subject. 关于这个问题有一大堆乱七八糟的信息。
Examples from the Corpus
welter• John James, in addition to the financial complications, faced a welter of other unexpected difficulties.• In between men with machetes hacked and chopped in a welter of gore.• Under the impact of soaring oil prices living standards collapsed in a welter of rationing and corruption.• The fanfare seized up on its first chord and then seemed to fall over itself, collapsing in a welter of notes.• The grypesh swam out after them, and there were battles fought there in a welter of blood and foam.• Apt observations dissolved into a shapeless welter.• It seemed self-evident that in the welter of these breathtaking claims, the case for planning no longer needed to be argued.Origin welter (1800-1900) welter “state of confusion” ((16-19 centuries)), from welter “to roll about, be in a state of confusion” ((14-20 centuries)), from Middle Dutch welteren or Middle Low German welternwel·ter nounChineseSyllable
confusing something number of Corpus a and or amount large
welter
wel‧ter /ˈweltə $ -ər/
noun
There is a welter of information on the subject.
wel‧ter /ˈweltə $ -ər/
noun Date: 1800-1900
Origin: welter 'state of confusion' (16-19 centuries), from welter 'to roll about, be in a state of confusion' (14-20 centuries), from Middle Dutch welteren or Middle Low German weltern
a welter of something a large and confusing amount or number of something:Origin: welter 'state of confusion' (16-19 centuries), from welter 'to roll about, be in a state of confusion' (14-20 centuries), from Middle Dutch welteren or Middle Low German weltern