wallow 英 [ˈwɒləʊ] 美 [ˈwɑːloʊ]

SAT TEM8

外刊例句

  • The desire of the modern comic protagonist, meanwhile, is to wallow in his own immaturity, plumbing its depths and reveling in its pleasures.
    而现代喜剧主人公的心愿却是沉迷深陷于自己的不成熟,并以此为乐。
    ——《经济学人》
  • That, in turn, allows an entire bureaucracy to wallow in denial, even over a crisis like the coronavirus outbreak and just a few months away from the Olympics.
    这转而让整个官僚机构沉湎于对现实的否认之中,即使政府面临的是新冠病毒暴发这样的危机,即使离奥运会开幕只有几个月的时间了。
    ——《纽约时报》

基本释义

[verb] (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation)
[动词] (指人)无节制地沉溺于(某种产生愉悦感的事物)

深入解读

Wallow 一词源自西日耳曼语 walwon (转动、旋转),其基本含义是指猪等大动物或人为了凉爽或者嬉戏在烂泥或水里“打滚、翻滚”,既可以作动词,也可以作名词,比如:

  • 在河里打滚的河马
    hippos wallowing in the river
  • 在烂泥中打滚的猪
    pigs having a wallow in the mud

炎炎夏日时分,无论是在水里打滚降温的猪牛,亦或是在水池里嬉戏的孩子,总会玩得过于尽兴而迟迟不愿从水中出来,后来 wallow 就被用来引申表达“沉湎、放纵”,多接享乐、悲伤等不好的事物,比如:

  • 她沉湎于旅馆豪华奢侈的享乐之中。
    She wallowed in the luxury of the hotel.
  • 他疲惫的心继续沉溺于自哀自怜之中。
    His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity.
  • 纠结于细节并为这样的小数目斤斤计较
    wallow in details and quibble over such a small amount

名人用例

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
我们不要陷入绝望而不可自拔。朋友们,今天我对你们说,在此时此刻,我们虽然遭受种种困难和挫折,我仍然有一个梦想。这个梦想是深深扎根于美国的梦想中的。

出自美国牧师、社会运动者、人权主义者和非裔美国人民权运动领袖马丁·路德·金(Martin Luther King, Jr.,1929年1月15日-1968年4月4日)。他也是1964年诺贝尔和平奖得主,主张以非暴力的公民抗命方法争取非裔美国人的基本权利,而成为美国进步主义的象征。

常见短语

wallow”通常用来表示沉湎、打滚、陷入等。

以下是50个包含单词“wallow”的短语,以及它们的中文解释:

  1. wallow in self-pity: 沉湎于自怜
  2. wallow in luxury: 沉湎于奢华
  3. wallow in sadness: 沉湎于悲伤
  4. wallow in nostalgia: 沉湎于怀旧
  5. wallow in despair: 沉湎于绝望
  6. wallow in misery: 沉湎于痛苦
  7. wallow in grief: 沉湎于悲痛
  8. wallow in happiness: 沉湎于幸福
  9. wallow in comfort: 沉湎于舒适
  10. wallow in success: 沉湎于成功
  11. wallow in mediocrity: 沉湎于平庸
  12. wallow in shame: 沉湎于耻辱
  13. wallow in filth: 沉湎于污秽
  14. wallow in sin: 沉湎于罪恶
  15. wallow in nostalgia: 沉湎于怀旧
  16. wallow in self-doubt: 沉湎于自我怀疑
  17. wallow in self-indulgence: 沉湎于纵容自己
  18. wallow in daydreams: 沉湎于白日梦
  19. wallow in despair: 沉湎于绝望
  20. wallow in sorrow: 沉湎于悲伤
  21. wallow in negativity: 沉湎于消极
  22. wallow in regret: 沉湎于后悔
  23. wallow in anger: 沉湎于愤怒
  24. wallow in self-pity: 沉湎于自怜
  25. wallow in depression: 沉湎于抑郁
  26. wallow in guilt: 沉湎于内疚
  27. wallow in defeat: 沉湎于失败
  28. wallow in apathy: 沉湎于冷漠
  29. wallow in fear: 沉湎于恐惧
  30. wallow in anxiety: 沉湎于焦虑
  31. wallow in bitterness: 沉湎于痛苦
  32. wallow in frustration: 沉湎于沮丧
  33. wallow in isolation: 沉湎于孤立
  34. wallow in negativity: 沉湎于消极
  35. wallow in self-pity: 沉湎于自怜
  36. wallow in resentment: 沉湎于怨恨
  37. wallow in self-doubt: 沉湎于自我怀疑
  38. wallow in self-criticism: 沉湎于自我批评
  39. wallow in self-indulgence: 沉湎于纵容自己
  40. wallow in daydreams: 沉湎于白日梦
  41. wallow in despair: 沉湎于绝望
  42. wallow in sorrow: 沉湎于悲伤
  43. wallow in negativity: 沉湎于消极
  44. wallow in regret: 沉湎于后悔
  45. wallow in anger: 沉湎于愤怒
  46. wallow in self-pity: 沉湎于自怜
  47. wallow in depression: 沉湎于抑郁
  48. wallow in guilt: 沉湎于内疚
  49. wallow in defeat: 沉湎于失败
  50. wallow in apathy: 沉湎于冷漠

同近义词

  • luxuriate: enjoy oneself in a luxurious way; take self-indulgent delight
  • bask: revel in and make the most of (something pleasing)
  • revel: get great pleasure from (a situation or experience)

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