wallows

英 [ˈwɒləʊz]

美 [ˈwɑːloʊz]

v.  (为保持凉爽或嬉戏在烂泥、水里)打滚，翻滚; 沉湎; 放纵
wallow的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 沉溺（于不快的境况）
  If you say that someoneis wallowing inan unpleasant situation, you are criticizing them for being deliberately unhappy.
  1. His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity...
     他疲惫的心继续沉溺于自哀自怜之中。
  2. I wanted only to wallow in my own grief.
     我只想沉湎于自己的悲伤中。
• VERB (在水或泥浆中)躺卧，打滚
  If a person or animalwallows inwater or mud, they lie or roll about in it slowly for pleasure.
  1. Never have I had such a good excuse for wallowing in deep warm baths...
     我从来没找到过如此好的理由，可以美美地泡个热水澡。
  2. Dogs love splashing in mud and hippos wallow in it.
     狗喜欢在泥水洼里扑腾，河马则喜欢在其中打滚撒欢儿。

双语例句

• He wallows in the undeserved praise of his colleagues.
  他沉湎于同僚们对他的过誉之中。
• The longer she wallows in feelings of guilt the harder it will be for her to make a fresh start.
  她越是长期不能摆脱有罪的感觉，就越难以重新做人。
• As Europe wallows in economic doldrums, at least one native son is thriving.
  虽然欧洲依然在经济危机的苦海里挣扎，但至少有一个欧洲之子仍在蓬勃发展，它就是德国大众汽车公司（Volkswagen）。