whelm

whelm
[wɛlm]
(archaic or poeticliterary)(古,诗/文)
verb
  1. [with obj.]engulf, submerge, or bury (someone or something)
    淹没,湮灭,掩埋
    a swimmer whelmed in a raging storm.
    被狂风暴雨淹没了的游泳者。
    ■[noobj. with adverbial of direction]flow or heap up abundantly
    泛滥,溢出
    the brook whelmed up from its source.
    小溪从源头处沽沽涌出。
noun
  1. an act or instance of flowing or heaping up abundantly; a surge
    泛滥,溢出;汹涌起伏
    the whelm of the tide.
    潮水的汹涌。
语源
  1. Middle English: representing an Old English form parallel to hwelfan 'overturn (a vessel')
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