wallow in sth
本义指在泥、水等中打滚;也可用于比喻,表示沉溺于某种情绪或状态,如 wallow in self-pity。
The pigs were wallowing in the mud.
猪在泥里打滚。
打滚;翻滚
wallowed — past of wallow
缓慢沉重地移动;蹒跚;沉溺;沉浸;生活在污秽中;过肮脏的生活;在泥泞中打滚;懒散或沉重地移动
to roll about in something dirty, such as mud
在泥泞中打滚
To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
懒散或沉重地移动
To move lazily or heavily in any medium.
沉溺于
To immerse oneself in, to occupy oneself with, metaphorically.
在污秽或令人厌恶的环境中生活或存在
To live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner.
一般现在时
The pigs wallow in the mud every morning.
猪每天早晨在泥里打滚。
一般过去时
He wallowed in self-pity after the breakup.
分手后他沉溺于自怜之中。
现在进行时
She is wallowing in luxury during her vacation.
她正在度假中沉迷于奢华。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
After the rain, the pigs love to wallow in the muddy pen.
雨后,猪喜欢在泥泞的猪圈里打滚。
用法提示:wallow 是不及物动词,后接 in 表示在泥里打滚。
The buffalo wallowed in the shallow river to cool down.
水牛在浅河里打滚以使自己凉快。
用法提示:wallowed 是过去式,后接 in 表示在水中翻滚。
The dog came home covered in dirt because it had wallowed in the garden.
狗回家时满身是泥,因为它刚才在花园里打滚了。
用法提示:had wallowed 是过去完成时,后接 in 表示在花园里打滚。
本义指在泥、水等中打滚;也可用于比喻,表示沉溺于某种情绪或状态,如 wallow in self-pity。
The pigs were wallowing in the mud.
猪在泥里打滚。
表示笨重、缓慢地穿过泥、水、雪等介质。
The old truck wallowed through the deep snow.
那辆旧卡车在深雪中缓慢而笨重地前行。
最直接的近义词。wallow 强调在泥、水等脏物中打滚,常带享受意味;roll 泛指任何翻滚滚动,不强调环境或态度。
tumble 多指失去平衡而无意地摔倒翻滚,而 wallow 是主动、可享受的动作(如猪在泥里打滚)。仅部分语境可替代。
grammar · medium
易错句子He tends to wallow self-pity after a setback.
正确表达He tends to wallow in self-pity after a setback.
wallow 表示“沉溺于某种情绪”时是不及物动词,必须用介词 in 引出对象,不能像汉语“沉溺自怜”那样直接接宾语。改正后 in self-pity 构成介词短语,意思不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子The pigs were wallowing on the mud.
正确表达The pigs were wallowing in the mud.
表示“在泥里打滚”时,wallow 后接表示所处环境的介词 in,而不是 on;in the mud 强调身体处于泥中,符合“打滚”的义项。on the mud 只表示在泥的表面,与这个语境不符。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is wallow in sadness these days.
正确表达She is wallowing in sadness these days.
现在进行时中,be 动词后必须用现在分词;wallow 的 -ing 形式是 wallowing,不能直接用原形。改正后句子表示“她这些天一直沉浸在悲伤中”。
对应“沉溺于(情绪/享乐)”义项;abstain 强调有意不让自己沉溺。不适用于“在泥中打滚”义。
对应“沉溺于”义项;eschew 指刻意回避或远离,语气较强。仅用于抽象义。
对应“沉溺于”义项;forgo 表示主动决定不享受或不做某事。仅用于抽象义。
wallow 指在泥水中打滚,或比喻沉溺于某种情绪;waddle 只指像鸭子那样左右摇摆地走,不表示打滚或抽象沉溺。
wallow 与 swallow 拼写和读音相近,但 wallow 是打滚或沉溺,swallow 是吞咽;两者意义不同,不能互换。
wallow in 常带贬义,指沉溺于自怜、悲伤等负面状态;revel in 指尽情享受、陶醉于某事,通常带积极意味(也可用于享受关注等)。选择时看是负面沉溺还是享受。
在泥里打滚
The pigs were wallowing in the mud after the rain.
雨后猪在泥里打滚。
沉溺于自怜
He spent the whole weekend wallowing in self-pity.
他整个周末都沉溺于自怜。
沉溺于怀旧
She likes to wallow in nostalgia when looking at old photos.
看老照片时,她喜欢沉溺于怀旧。
在污秽中生活
The neglected dogs wallowed in filth.
那些被遗弃的狗在污秽中生活。
甘于无知
He wallows in ignorance, refusing to read the news.
他甘于无知,拒绝看新闻。
动物打滚的常见介质,常与 wallow 搭配表示在泥中翻滚。
猪是典型的会在泥中打滚的动物,常作 wallow 的主语。
wallow in self-pity 是常见隐喻用法,表示沉溺于自怜。
wallow in misery 表示沉溺于痛苦情绪之中。
与泥类似,是打滚时接触的脏物,语义上与 wallow 的肮脏含义相关。
沉溺于自怜
He spent the whole weekend wallowing in self-pity.
他整个周末都沉溺于自怜中。
沉溺于无知
You can't just wallow in ignorance; educate yourself.
你不能只是沉溺于无知,要自我教育。
沉溺于奢华
The rich have the time to wallow in luxury.
富人有时间沉溺于奢华。
这句谚语出自《圣经·彼得后书》2:22,比喻人重蹈覆辙、回到坏习惯或污秽的环境中。
He spent the whole weekend wallowing in self-pity.
他整个周末都沉溺于自怜之中。
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