| 单词 | wallow |
| 释义 | Related topics: Animalswal·low /ˈwɒləʊ $ ˈwɑːloʊ/ verb [intransitive] 1 wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc SAD/UNHAPPYto seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people – used to show disapproval 〔尤因为得到他人同情而〕沉湎于自怜/绝望/失败等〔含贬义〕 He’d been feeling sorry for himself, wallowing in self-pity. 他一直自哀自怜，无法自拔。2 HBAif an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool 〔动物、人为取乐或保持凉爽在泥、水等中〕打滚 hippos wallowing in the mud 在泥浆中打滚的河马3. TTWif a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea 〔船只在大浪中〕颠簸前进 —wallow noun [countable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpuswallow• It wallowed alongside, its big engines growling.• Nor was he a man who wallowed constantly in self-pity.• If you were fond of hot water, you wallowed in a sunken basin.• Water buffalo pulled plows or wallowed in the paddies.Origin wallow Old English wealwian “to roll”wal·low verbChineseSyllable get Corpus especially sad being etc, enjoy to seem because to you |
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