词组 | wallow |
释义 | wallow [wallowed, wallowed, wallowing] wallow in 1. wallow in self-pity/misery/despair etc to experience feelings of great sadness and not try to stop them or change your situation, because you seem to enjoy these feelings, or want to get sympathy from other people: ▪ Although we do feel sympathy for Blanche, she seems to wallow in her own self pity. ▪ The film is definitely one to avoid, unless you enjoy wallowing in misery. 2. wallow in luxury/splendour etc to enjoy being in a place that is very comfortable and expensive: ▪ Two of us spent $45 wallowing in the glorious splendour of Marrakech's best Moroccan restaurant. ▪ I was insulated from the more unpleasant aspects of city life, wallowing in the luxury of the Savoy Hotel. 3. wallow in nostalgia/sentimentality etc to enjoy spending a lot of time thinking about memories of the past, or about feelings of love and sympathy that seem rather insincere: ▪ Victorian painters used to love to wallow in sentimentality. ▪ The old-timers sit back and wallow in nostalgia as they listen to their favourite bands from the 40s and 50s. |
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