wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etcSAD/UNHAPPYto seem to enjoy being sad etc, especially because you get sympathy from other people – used to show disapproval 〔尤因为得到他人同情而〕沉湎于自怜/绝望/失败等〔含贬义〕 He’d been feeling sorry for himself, wallowing in self-pity. 他一直自哀自怜,无法自拔。
wallow in self-pity/despair/defeat etc• Look at the criticism for any opportunity to learn from it and to change, without wallowing in self-pity.• What hope can they have, if they see you slumping about like a filleted herring, wallowing in self-pity?• Ego takes great pleasure in wallowing in self-pity, and defending itself against all charges, whatever the cost to others.
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