wallow

🇬🇧 UK/ˈwɔləu/🇺🇸 US/'wɒlәu/
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Definitions

v.

To roll about in mud or water; to indulge oneself excessively in an emotion or activity

打滚;沉溺于,耽于

n.

An act of wallowing; a muddy or watery hollow where animals roll about

打滚;动物打滚的泥坑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
wallowother
=wallow

Common Collocations

  • 1.wallow in mud在泥浆中打滚
  • 2.wallow in self-pity沉溺于自怜

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The pigs were wallowing in the muddy water on a hot summer day.

  • 2.

    Critics accused him of wallowing in self-pity instead of moving forward.

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