wallow

wallow
verb
[no obj.]
  1. (chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, especially to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent
    （多指大型哺乳动物）（在泥或水中）打滚；泡着
    there were watering places where buffalo liked to wallow.
    有一些水牛喜欢打滚的动物饮水处。
    ■(of a boat or aircraft) roll from side to side
    （船，航空器）颠簸；摇摆
    the small jet wallowed in the sky.
    小型喷气式飞机在空中颠簸。
  2. (wallow in)(of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation)
    （人）沉湎于，沉迷于
    I was wallowing in the luxury of the hotel.
    我沉湎于旅馆的豪华奢侈。
    he had been wallowing in self-pity.
    她一直沉迷于自怜之中。
noun
  1. an act of wallowing
    打滚，翻滚；沉湎
    a wallow in nostalgia.
    沉湎于怀旧。
  2. an area of mud or shallow water where mammals go to wallow, typically developing into a depression in the ground over long use
    （哺乳动物打滚的）泥坑，泥潭
派生
wallower
noun
语源
  1. Old English walwian 'to roll about', of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin volvere 'to roll'
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