wallow

verb

/ˈwɒləʊ/

/ˈwɑːləʊ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they wallow	/ˈwɒləʊ/ /ˈwɑːləʊ/
he / she / it wallows	/ˈwɒləʊz/ /ˈwɑːləʊz/
past simple wallowed	/ˈwɒləʊd/ /ˈwɑːləʊd/
past participle wallowed	/ˈwɒləʊd/ /ˈwɑːləʊd/
-ing form wallowing	/ˈwɒləʊɪŋ/ /ˈwɑːləʊɪŋ/

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[intransitive] wallow (in something) (of large animals or people大动物或人) to lie and roll about in water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure（为保持凉爽或嬉戏在烂泥、水里）打滚，翻滚
- hippos wallowing in the river在河里打滚的河马
- He loves to wallow in a hot bath after a game.他在比赛后喜欢泡个热水澡。
[intransitive] wallow in something (often disapproving) to enjoy something that causes you pleasure沉湎；放纵
- She wallowed in the luxury of the hotel.她沉湎于旅馆豪华奢侈的享乐之中。
- to wallow in despair/self-pity (= to think about your unhappy feelings all the time and seem to be enjoying them)陷入绝望；顾影自怜

Word OriginOld English walwian ‘to roll about’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin volvere ‘to roll’.

noun

/ˈwɒləʊ/

/ˈwɑːləʊ/

[singular]

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an act of wallowing（在烂泥或水里的）打滚嬉戏，翻滚
- pigs having a wallow in the mud在烂泥中打滚的猪
Word OriginOld English walwian ‘to roll about’, of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin volvere ‘to roll’.

BNC: 18476 COCA: 14983

wallow