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BNC: 18476 COCA: 14983

wallow

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wal·low /ˈwɒləʊ $ ˈwɑːloʊ/ verb [intransitiveI]

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。

Examples from the Corpus

wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc• Look at the criticism for any opportunity to learn from it and to change, without wallowing in self-pity.• What hope can they have, if they see you slumping about like a filleted herring, wallowing in self-pity?• Ego takes great pleasure in wallowing in self-pity, and defending itself against all charges, whatever the cost to others.

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 [countableC]

Examples from the Corpus

wallow• 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”

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