词汇 | wallow |
释义 | phrasewallow[wallowed, wallowed, wallowing] wallow in 1. wallow in self-pity/misery/despair etc to experience feelings of great sadness and not try to stop them or change your situation, because you seem to enjoy these feelings, or want to get sympathy from other people: Although we do feel sympathy for Blanche, she seems to wallow in her own self pity. The film is definitely one to avoid, unless you enjoy wallowing in misery.2. wallow in luxury/splendour etc to enjoy being in a place that is very comfortable and expensive: Two of us spent $45 wallowing in the glorious splendour of Marrakech's best Moroccan restaurant. I was insulated from the more unpleasant aspects of city life, wallowing in the luxury of the Savoy Hotel.3. wallow in nostalgia/sentimentality etc to enjoy spending a lot of time thinking about memories of the past, or about feelings of love and sympathy that seem rather insincere: Victorian painters used to love to wallow in sentimentality. The old-timers sit back and wallow in nostalgia as they listen to their favourite bands from the 40s and 50s. wallow in the mireTo remain stuck in an undesirable or negative situation due to one's unwillingness to do something to change. Jane left you six months ago—it's time to stop wallowing in the mire and get back to living your life. wallow in (something)To indulge or languish in something to a great or excessive degree. The aristocrats of this country have wallowed in luxury for long enough! It will do you no good just sitting around the house wallowing in your own self-pity! wallow (around) in somethingto roll around in something. Pigs enjoy wallowing around in mud. They wallow in mud to keep cool. wallow in somethingFig. to experience an abundance of something. (Fig. on wallow (around) in something.) Roger and Wilma are just wallowing in money. Claire spent the entire day wallowing in self-pity. The villagers are all wallowing in superstition. wallow inv. 1. To roll the body lazily or clumsily in some medium or substance: The pig wallowed in the mud. 2. To revel in some condition or behavior; take pleasure in some condition or behavior: The celebrity wallowed in his fame. 3. To be plentifully supplied: The heirs wallowed in money. |
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