| 英语单词 | wallow |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['wɒləʊ] 美 ['wɑːloʊ] |
| 中文释义 | v.打滚;沉溺于;(船等)颠簸 n.打滚;打滚的地方;堕落 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He threw himself upon his back and wallow at my feet. (2) The children enjoyed watching the hippopotamus wallowing in the mud. (3) He seemed to be wallowing in luxury. (4) We should not wallow in the valley of despair. (5) The ship wallowed in the rough sea. (6) His parents are partly responsible for his wallow. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他四脚朝天地倒下去,在我脚边打滚。 (2) 孩子们喜欢看河马在泥中打滚。 (3) 他似乎沉溺于豪华的享乐中。 (4) 我们不应该陷在绝望中不能自拔。 (5) 船在汹涌的海上颠簸。 (6) 他的父母对他的堕落负有部分责任。 |
| vocabulary简明 | To wallow is to roll about in something, as a pig wallows in mud or a billionaire wallows in money. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Wallow can be used to describe a physical action or an emotional state. If you cry "Woe is me!" one too many times, you might be accused of wallowing in self-pity. Because of its association with the much-maligned pig, wallow often has a negative, insulting tone. So, rather than wallowing in that pile of money once you've won the lottery, try bathing or wading in it instead. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]沉溺(于不快的境况) If you say that someone is wallowing in an unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy. [V [disapproval]
2 [VERB 动词](在水或泥浆中)躺卧,打滚 If a person or animal wallows in water or mud, they lie or roll about in it slowly for pleasure. [V
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