小词详解 | wallow
SAT TEM8
外刊例句
The desire of the modern comic protagonist, meanwhile, is to wallow in his own immaturity, plumbing its depths and reveling in its pleasures.
而现代喜剧主人公的心愿却是沉迷深陷于自己的不成熟，并以此为乐。
——《经济学人》That, in turn, allows an entire bureaucracy to wallow in denial, even over a crisis like the coronavirus outbreak and just a few months away from the Olympics.
这转而让整个官僚机构沉湎于对现实的否认之中，即使政府面临的是新冠病毒暴发这样的危机，即使离奥运会开幕只有几个月的时间了。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation)
[动词] （指人）无节制地沉溺于（某种产生愉悦感的事物）
深入解读
Wallow 一词源自西日耳曼语 walwon （转动、旋转），其基本含义是指猪等大动物或人为了凉爽或者嬉戏在烂泥或水里“打滚、翻滚”，既可以作动词，也可以作名词，比如：
在河里打滚的河马
hippos wallowing in the river在烂泥中打滚的猪
pigs having a wallow in the mud
炎炎夏日时分，无论是在水里打滚降温的猪牛，亦或是在水池里嬉戏的孩子，总会玩得过于尽兴而迟迟不愿从水中出来，后来 wallow 就被用来引申表达“沉湎、放纵”，多接享乐、悲伤等不好的事物，比如：
她沉湎于旅馆豪华奢侈的享乐之中。
She wallowed in the luxury of the hotel.他疲惫的心继续沉溺于自哀自怜之中。
His tired mind continued to wallow in self-pity.纠结于细节并为这样的小数目斤斤计较
wallow in details and quibble over such a small amount
名人用例
Let us not wallow in the valley of despair, I say to you today, my friends. And so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.
我们不要陷入绝望而不可自拔。朋友们，今天我对你们说，在此时此刻，我们虽然遭受种种困难和挫折，我仍然有一个梦想。这个梦想是深深扎根于美国的梦想中的。
同近义词
luxuriate: enjoy oneself in a luxurious way; take self-indulgent delight
bask: revel in and make the most of (something pleasing)
revel: get great pleasure from (a situation or experience)
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