vi. 翻滚, 滚动, 沉溺, 浸湿, 起伏

n. 翻滚, 汹涌, 混乱, 起伏, 重量级骑手

Welter \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Weltered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Weltering}.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.
wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,
sich w["a]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,
Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v["a]ltra, v["a]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;
probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. [root]146. See
{Well}, v. i., and cf. {Waltz}.]
1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,
especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.

When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we
eat and drink with drunkards. --Latimer.

These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.

He must not float upon his watery bier
Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,
Without the meed of some melodious tear. --Milton.

The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their
blood. --Landor.

2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.
``The weltering waves.'' --Milton.

Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.
--Wordsworth.

Through this blindly weltering sea. --Trench.


Welter \Wel"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Wilt}, v. i.]
To wither; to wilt. [R.]

Weltered hearts and blighted . . . memories. --I.
Taylor.


Welter \Wel"ter\, a. (Horse Racing)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted
race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.


Welter \Wel"ter\, n.
1. That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows;
filth; mire; slough.

The foul welter of our so-called religious or other
controversies. --Carlyle.

2. A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the
billows; the welter of a tempest.