wallow 详细解释

wallow

['wɔləu]

v.打滚, 沉溺于, (船等)颠簸
n.打滚,打滚的地方,堕落

vi.

1. (猪等在泥水中)打滚[(+in)]

He threw himself upon his back and wallowed at my feet.

他四脚朝天地倒下去, 在我脚边打滚。

2. 沉迷; 纵乐[(+in)]

He is wallowing in pleasure.

他纵情玩乐。

The horses wallowed in the rank grass; the children ran about to gather sticks for the fire.

马儿纵乐于茂密的青草中; 孩子们跑来跑去拾柴生火。

3. (船等)颠簸; 笨重地驶行

The boat wallowed in the storing sea.

那条船在波涛汹涌的海上颠簸而行。

4. (烟等)冒起

n.

1. 打滚[S][(+in)]

2. (动物)打滚的地方[C]

3. 堕落

His parents are partly responsible for his wallow.

他的父母对他的堕落负有部分责任。

词形变化

名词: wallower | 动词过去式: wallowed | 动词过去分词: wallowed | 动词现在分词: wallowing | 动词第三人称单数: wallows |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.打滚; 颠簸

roll  flounder  rock  reel  toss  tumble  pitch  lurch  swing  sway  

同义参见:

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英英释义

名词 wallow:

a puddle where animals go to wallow

an indolent or clumsy rolling about

动词 wallow:

devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure

roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud"

同义词:welter

rise up as if in waves

同义词:billow

be ecstatic with joy

同义词:rejoice, triumph

delight greatly in

短语词组

wallow in

1. 沉迷于

He's really wallowing in the praise of his new book.

他简直沉醉于别人对他新书的赞美中。

补充

wallowwallow英:[ˈwɔləu] 美:[ˈwɑlo]vi.1.快活地在泥沼中打滚2.在海浪中颠簸n.1.打滚, 翻滚2.泥沼

例句

1. Creatures such as hippopotami wallow in mud.河马之类的动物会在泥浆中打滚。 2. Never have I had such a good excuse for wallowing in deep warm baths.我从来没有过这么好的借口, 可以在深水浴缸里美美地泡个热水澡。 3. His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity.他疲惫的思绪继续沉浸在自哀自怜之中。 4. At first I only wanted to wallow in my misery.最初我只想沉浸在自己的痛苦之中。 5. to wallow in self-pity溺于自怜 6. there were watering places where buffalo liked to wallow.有一些水牛喜欢打滚的动物饮水处。 7. the small jet wallowed in the sky.小型喷气式飞机在空中颠簸。 8. I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel.我沉湎于旅馆的豪华奢侈。 9. he had been wallowing in self-pity.她一直沉迷于自怜之中。 10. a wallow in nostalgia.沉湎于怀旧。 11. I spent an hour wallowing in the bath.我在浴缸里泡了一个小时。 12. to wallow in self-pity (= to think about your unhappiness all the time and seem to be enjoying it)沉湎于自怜之中 13. wallowing in luxury沉迷于奢侈的享受 14. "(disapproving) I know she's hurt, but she should try to get on with her life instead of just wallowing in her misery/self-pity."我知道她伤心,但她应该努力把生活继续下去,而不是一味地沉湎于悲伤/顾影自怜之中。 15. elephants wallowing in the river在河里打滚的大象 16. Buffalo wallow in mud to keep away flies.水牛在泥里打滚来赶走苍蝇。