词组 | wallowing |
释义 | (redirected from wallowing)wallow in the mireTo remain stuck in an undesirable or negative situation due to one's unwillingness to do something to change. Jane left you six months ago—it's time to stop wallowing in the mire and get back to living your life. wallow in (something)To indulge or languish in something to a great or excessive degree. The aristocrats of this country have wallowed in luxury for long enough! It will do you no good just sitting around the house wallowing in your own self-pity! wallow (around) in somethingto roll around in something. Pigs enjoy wallowing around in mud. They wallow in mud to keep cool. wallow in somethingFig. to experience an abundance of something. (Fig. on wallow (around) in something.) Roger and Wilma are just wallowing in money. Claire spent the entire day wallowing in self-pity. The villagers are all wallowing in superstition. wallow inv. 1. To roll the body lazily or clumsily in some medium or substance: The pig wallowed in the mud. 2. To revel in some condition or behavior; take pleasure in some condition or behavior: The celebrity wallowed in his fame. 3. To be plentifully supplied: The heirs wallowed in money. |
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