wallow

英 ['wɒləʊ] 美 ['wɑːloʊ]

• v. 打滚；沉溺于；(船等)颠簸
• n. 打滚；打滚的地方；堕落

英英释义

Noun:

1. a puddle where animals go to wallow

2. an indolent or clumsy rolling about;

   "a good wallow in the water"
   

Verb:

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

   "Wallow in luxury"
   "wallow in your sorrows"
   

2. roll around,

   "pigs were wallowing in the mud"
   

3. rise up as if in waves;

   "smoke billowed up into the sky"
   

4. be ecstatic with joy

5. delight greatly in;

   "wallow in your success!"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. He threw himself upon his back and wallow at my feet.
   他四脚朝天地倒下去，在我脚边打滚。
2. The children enjoyed watching the hippopotamus wallowing in the mud.
   孩子们喜欢看河马在泥中打滚。
3. He seemed to be wallowing in luxury.
   他似乎沉溺于豪华的享乐中。
4. We should not wallow in the valley of despair.
   我们不应该陷在绝望中不能自拔。
5. The ship wallowed in the rough sea.
   船在汹涌的海上颠簸。

用作名词 (n.)

1. His parents are partly responsible for his wallow.
   他的父母对他的堕落负有部分责任。

经典引文

• Nor was he..averse..as a reader, to a nice old-fashioned romantic wallow.

  出自： J. Gross

• Some that were wounded and lame..lay wallowing and screaming..upon the ground.

  出自： Defoe

词汇搭配

• wallow in money 非常富有(非常有钱)...
• wallow in 打滚(沉溺)
• pig wallow 猪打滚的泥水坑,猪浴...
• hog wallow 猪浴池
• wallow in wealth 浑身都是钱
• wallow in luxury 沉迷于灯红酒绿的生活...

近反义词

【近义词】

• flounder 挣扎
• lurch 突然倾斜
• reel 卷
• welter 混乱
• stumble 绊倒
• stagger 蹒跚
• rock 岩石
• toss 投掷
• roll 卷
• pitch 球场
• tumble 暴跌
• swing 摇摆
• sway 摇动
• thrash 打(谷)
• triumph 凯旋
• rejoice （使）高兴
• billow 巨浪