melee

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmɛˌleɪ/|/ˈmɛ.li/    美 /ˈmeɪˌleɪ/|/meɪˈleɪ/|/ˈmɛˌleɪ/|/məˈleɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A battle fought at close range, (especially) one not involving ranged weapons; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. countable,especially,uncountable
    — Honestly, a lot of what this episode did right had more to do with the scenes that surrounded the enormous melee than those hyper-edited clashes of swords.
  2. A loud, confused or tumultuous fight, argument or scrap. countable,uncountable
    — The ball did not appear to cross the line, a view supported by television replays as Blues captain John Terry also joined the melee, but referee Atkinson awarded the goal - to the obvious anger of Spurs and their management team.
  3. Any confused, disorganised, disordered or chaotic situation. countable,uncountable
    — Within this melee of intersections between English and Cantonese, the students, being themselves bilingually fluent, were able to navigate with perfect ease in communicative contexts where the provenance of a certain term or expression matters little.
  4. Lively contention or debate, skirmish. countable,uncountable
  5. A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the contest continuing until no member of one group retains his plume. countable,historical,uncountable
  6. Small cut and polished gemstones sold in lots. countable,uncountable
  7. The video game Super Smash Bros. Melee. capitalized,countable,uncountable,usually
动词 v.
  1. To physically hit in close quarters, as opposed to shooting, blowing up, or other ranged means of damage. Often refers to the usage of a hand-to-hand weapon. slang
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a weapon: used in close-range combat, e.g. a sword. Compare with ranged. not-comparable
    — A melee weapon is used to attack a target within 5 feet of you, whereas a ranged weapon is used to attack a target at a distance.
  2. Of a character, using melee weapons. not-comparable

词形变化

melees plural mêlée alternative melée alternative,rare melees present,singular,third-person meleeing participle,present meleed participle,past meleed past mêlée alternative melée alternative,rare mêlée alternative melée alternative,rare

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley.
词源 2
Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley.
词源 3
Borrowed from French mêlée, from Old French meslee, feminine past participle of mesler (“to mix”), derived from Latin misceō (“mix”). Doublet of medley.
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