wallow
wallow — 動詞
- wallowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- wallowspresent simple (he/she/it)
- wallowedpast simple / past participle
- wallowingpresent participle
1. To lie down and roll your body from side to side in something wet or soft, the w
打滾
動物在泥巴、沙堆或水中翻滾身體降溫
To lie down and roll your body from side to side in something wet or soft, the way large animals like pigs and hippos do to cool off or relax.
The big brown pig wallowed happily in the cool mud behind the barn.
那頭棕色大豬在穀倉後方涼爽的泥巴裡開心地打滾。
wallow in + mud (literal, of animals cooling off)
Kenji watched the water buffalo wallow in the shallow river all afternoon.
Kenji 整個下午都看著水牛在淺河裡打滾。
After a long ride, the horses wallowed in the dust to dry their sweat.
長途騎行後，馬匹在塵土中打滾來弄乾汗水。
Nala threw a bucket of water over herself and wallowed on the wet grass.
Nala 往自己身上倒了一桶水，然後在濕草地上打滾。
The elephant calf slipped into the pond and wallowed beside its mother.
小象滑進池塘，在媽媽身邊打滾。
文法句型
wallow in + mud, water, dust, or sand
用法筆記
Most often used of large animals — pigs, hippos, elephants, buffalo. When applied to people, it is usually humorous or playful.
常見錯誤
2. To let yourself stay in a strong feeling — often a negative one like sadness, gu
沉溺
長時間沉浸在情緒中，尤指負面的
To let yourself stay in a strong feeling — often a negative one like sadness, guilt, or self-pity — for much longer than you need to, almost as if you are enjoying it.
Gabriel spent the whole weekend wallowing in guilt about the broken promise.
Gabriel 整個週末都沉溺在對失信行為的罪惡感中。
wallow in + negative emotion (guilt, self-pity, sadness)
Don't wallow in self-pity just because one job interview went badly.
別因為一次面試不順利就沉溺在自憐之中。
After the breakup, Quinn wallowed in sad songs and old photographs for weeks.
分手後，Quinn 好幾個星期都沉溺在悲傷的歌曲和舊照片中。
The critic wallows in the pleasure of tearing down every popular film.
那位影評人沉溺在拆解每部熱門電影的快感中。
Mark wallowed in nostalgia as he read through the old letters from his father.
Mark 讀著父親留下的舊信，沉溺在懷舊之情中。
- indulge
broader; can refer to any pleasure (food, hobbies), not only emotions
- luxuriate
suggests rich physical comfort and sensory pleasure, not emotional dwelling
- bask
used for positive things (bask in glory, bask in sunshine); wallow is usually negative
- revel
suggests lively, active celebration rather than passive self-absorption
- resist
to fight against a feeling rather than giving in to it
文法句型
wallow in + emotion or state (self-pity, guilt, sadness, nostalgia)
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'in' + a noun naming an emotion or state. Carries a critical or negative tone — it suggests the person is choosing to stay stuck.
常見錯誤
3. To rise and spread upward like a wave or rolling cloud — used especially of smok
翻騰
煙霧火焰等像波浪般向上升起
To rise and spread upward like a wave or rolling cloud — used especially of smoke, mist, fire, or dust.
Smoke wallowed up from the chimney and spread across the grey December sky.
煙霧從煙囪翻騰而上，在灰濛濛的十二月天空中擴散開來。
literary: smoke/mist/fog wallows upward
Flames wallowed from the burning warehouse in great orange rolls.
火焰從燃燒的倉庫中翻騰而出，形成巨大的橙色捲浪。
Dust wallowed into the air as the old barn finally collapsed.
老穀倉最終倒塌時，塵土翻騰到空中。
Steam wallowed from the hot spring into the cold mountain air.
蒸氣從溫泉翻騰而出，飄入寒冷的山間空氣中。
文法句型
smoke/mist/flames/dust + wallow up/forth
用法筆記
Literary and poetic. Subject is nearly always smoke, mist, fog, fire, or dust. Distinguish from sense 1: here there is no animal or person — the movement itself is the subject.
wallow — 名詞
- wallowsingular
- wallowsplural
1. The action of rolling about slowly and heavily in mud, water, sand, or a similar
翻滾
動物或人在泥水中翻滾的動作
The action of rolling about slowly and heavily in mud, water, sand, or a similar substance — or the enjoyment of doing so.
The dog shook itself dry after a satisfying wallow in the creek.
狗在小溪裡痛快地翻滾一番後，甩乾了身體。
a wallow in + substance (creek, mud, sand)
Sven watched the hippo's slow wallow in the shallow pool from the safari tent.
Sven 從狩獵帳篷裡看著河馬在淺水池中緩慢地翻滾。
Every morning the pigs had a good wallow before the farmer fed them.
每天早上豬在農夫餵牠們之前都會好好地翻滾一番。
Aylin laughed as her toddler did a messy wallow through the sandpit.
Aylin 看著她學步的孩子在沙坑裡胡亂翻滾，笑了出來。
- roll
more general; a wallow is specifically a relaxed roll in mud, water, or sand
文法句型
a wallow
have a wallow
用法筆記
Countable. Often used with 'have' or 'enjoy': 'have a wallow', 'enjoy a wallow'. The tone is usually light or affectionate.
2. A shallow muddy spot, dip in the ground, or pool where wild or farm animals regu
泥坑
動物打滾降溫的泥巴水坑
A shallow muddy spot, dip in the ground, or pool where wild or farm animals regularly come to roll around and cool themselves.
The guide pointed to a muddy wallow where wild boars had been cooling off.
導遊指著一個泥坑，野豬曾在那裡降溫。
countable noun: a wallow = a muddy hollow used by animals
Water gathered in the shallow wallow after the short rain stopped.
短暫的雨停後，淺泥坑裡積起了水。
Quan found fresh hoof prints around the wallow near the forest edge.
Quan 在森林邊緣附近的泥坑周圍發現了新鮮的蹄印。
A herd of deer left deep tracks around the drying wallow by the old oak.
一群鹿在老橡樹旁逐漸乾涸的泥坑周圍留下了深深的足跡。
- mudhole
simpler, more common word for any muddy depression
- watering hole
broader; a place animals drink, not necessarily roll in
文法句型
a wallow
the wallow
用法筆記
Countable. Mostly used in countryside or wildlife contexts. Not a general word for any puddle — a wallow is specifically one shaped by or used for wallowing.