释义 |
wallow1 /wolˈō/ intransitive verb- To roll about enjoyably in mud, etc, as an animal does
- To immerse or indulge oneself (in emotion, etc)
- To flounder
- (of a ship) to roll from side to side making little progress
- In a bad sense, to live in filth or vice
- To surge, heave, blow, well up, etc
transitive verb (obsolete)To cause to wallow noun- The act of wallowing
- The place, or the filth, an animal wallows in
- A hollow or depression suggestive of a wallowing-place
- A rolling gait (obsolete)
- The swell of the sea (poetic)
ORIGIN: OE wealwian, from L volvere wallˈower noun wallˈowing noun adjective - That wallows
- Very rich (slang)
wallow2 /wolˈō/ (dialect) intransitive verb To fade away ORIGIN: OE wealwian wallˈowed adjective Withered, faded |