1640s, from French mêlée, from Old French meslee "brawl, confused fight; mixture, blend" (12c.), noun use of fem. past participle of mesler "to mix, mingle" (see meddle). See also medley. Borrowed in Middle English as melle but lost and then reborrowed 17c.
实用例句
1. A policeman was killed and scores of people were injured in the melee.
混战中一名警察被打死，许多人受伤。
来自柯林斯例句
2. There was a scuffle and I lost my hat in the melee.
因发生一场斗殴,我的帽子也在混乱中丢失了.
来自辞典例句
3. In the melee that followed they trampled their mother a couple of times.
三个打在一团,七手八脚的又踩了二强嫂几下.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
4. Weapons come in two basic categories: melee and ranged.
武器分为两大类: 近战和远程.
来自互联网
5. The Templar is a melee oriented character with minimal ranged support weaponry.
