| 词汇 | wallow |
| 释义 | wallow verb[ I ] uk /ˈwɒl.əʊ/ us /ˈwɑː.loʊ/ (especially of some animals) to lie or roll around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water: （尤指动物在泥、沙或水中）打滚 a hippopotamus wallowing in mud在烂泥中打滚的河马 Animal (non-human) behaviour accidental apex predator beg behave behaviour behavioural science claw fawn gambol groom homing housebroken migrate monogamous monogamously monogamy murmuration nocturnal ravening scent You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Movement on or through water Phrasal verbwallow in something wallow noun[ Cusually singular ] informaluk /ˈwɒl.əʊ/ us /ˈwɑː.loʊ/ the act of lying or rolling around slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water: He likes a good wallow in the bath. hippos having a wallow in the mud I prefer a quick shower to a long wallow. Personal care - general words amenity kit baby face baby wipe baby-faced beach body douche fat-shame fat-shaming fatphobia fatphobic flossing grooming scrub scrub up wellidiom shave weak-chinned well groomed whirlpool bath windblown windswept wallow | American Dictionarywallow verb[ I ] us/ˈwɑl·oʊ/ (esp. of animals) to lie or roll about slowly in deep, wet earth, sand, or water: The pig wallowed in the mud. fig. To wallow in an emotion or situation is to stay in that state without trying to change: He was not a fellow to shed tears, or wallow in self-pity. Examples of wallowwallow We are wallowing in the trap of the double deficit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He comes here now wallowing in emotive tears about the hardship that widows are suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here in this country we are wallowing in welfare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rarely can a party have so wallowed in the irresponsibility of opposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the last week we seem to have been wallowing in uncertainty and seemingly inadequate intelligence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was wallowing self-righteously in self-pity—and for what? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, we have fairly wallowed in them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fast food packaging, crisp bags, disposable drinks cans and cigarette stubs mar our environment: we are a nation that wallows in filth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not have that, we are simply wallowing in the failures of the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one could say that it is wallowing in a fortune of greed; quite the opposite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The plain truth is that too many people wallowed delightedly in a system in which asset stripping was acceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refuse to join in this wallowing in mashochistic self-abasement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know dozens of private firms which are wallowing about in difficulties because their key men are away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only do they not know, but they are content to go on wallowing in ignorance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that many people are given only information and then left wallowing and wondering what on earth they should make of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of wallow These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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