wallow

wallow

['wɔləu]

v.打滚, 沉溺于, (船等)颠簸
n.打滚,打滚的地方,堕落

例句与用法:

Regret being an appalling waste of energy; you can not build on it; it's only good for wallow in.

后悔是精力的一大浪费; 你不能靠它(稳站于其上), 只适宜沉迷于其中。

The ship wallowed in the rough sea.

船在汹涌的海上颠簸。

He seemed to be wallowing in luxury.

他似乎沉溺于豪华的享乐中。

The children enjoyed watching the hippopotamus wallowing in the mud.

孩子们喜欢看河马在泥中打滚。

词形变化:

名词: wallower | 动词过去式: wallowed | 动词过去分词: wallowed | 动词现在分词: wallowing | 动词第三人称单数: wallows |


vi.

1. (猪等在泥水中)打滚[(+in)]

He threw himself upon his back and wallowed at my feet.

他四脚朝天地倒下去, 在我脚边打滚。

2. 沉迷; 纵乐[(+in)]

He is wallowing in pleasure.

他纵情玩乐。

The horses wallowed in the rank grass; the children ran about to gather sticks for the fire.

马儿纵乐于茂密的青草中; 孩子们跑来跑去拾柴生火。

3. (船等)颠簸; 笨重地驶行

The boat wallowed in the storing sea.

那条船在波涛汹涌的海上颠簸而行。

4. (烟等)冒起

n.

1. 打滚[S][(+in)]

2. (动物)打滚的地方[C]

3. 堕落

His parents are partly responsible for his wallow.

他的父母对他的堕落负有部分责任。


短语词组:

wallow in

1. 沉迷于

He's really wallowing in the praise of his new book.

他简直沉醉于别人对他新书的赞美中。


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