/'wɒləʊ; `wɑlo/
v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (about/around)(in sth)
1 lie and roll about in mud, water, etc （在泥、水等中）打滚
*The children enjoyed watching the hippopotamus wallowing (about) in the mud. 孩子们真喜观看河马在泥中打滚.
* The ship wallowed in (ie was tossed about by) the rough sea. 船在汹涌的海上颠簸.2 take pleasure (in sth); indulge oneself （在某事物中）享乐; 放纵自己
*wallow in a hot bath 舒服地洗个热水澡
* wallowing in luxury 耽于豪华的享乐之中
* They're absolutely wallowing in money, ie very rich. 他们家资广有（很富有）.
* She seemed to be wallowing in her grief, instead of trying to recover from the disaster. 她似乎缠绵悱恻无力自拔.

n
1 act of wallowing 打滚; 享乐; 放纵.
2 place where animals go to wallow （动物常去打滚的）泥坑, 水坑.

v [I]
[Language: Old English;Origin: wealwian 'to roll']
wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc
to seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people - used to show disapproval
　He'd been feeling sorry for himself, wallowing in self-pity.
if an animal or person wallows, it rolls around in mud, water etc for pleasure or to keep cool
　hippos wallowing in the mud
if a ship or boat wallows, it moves with difficulty through a rough sea
>wallown[C]