melee
noun /ˈmeleɪ/
/ˈmeɪleɪ/
[singular] (from French)- a situation in which a crowd of people are rushing or pushing each other in a confused way
混乱；混乱的人群 - Several people were hurt in the melee.
好几个人在混战中受了伤。 - I lost hold of her hand in the melee of people rushing towards the entrance.
在冲向入口的人群中，我没有抓住她的手。
词源mid 17th cent.: from French mêlée, from an Old French variant of meslee ‘melee’, based on medieval Latin misculare ‘to mix’. - Several people were hurt in the melee.