mindmap root((困扰枯萎毁<br>灭爬行翻滚)) wallow basically implies a lurching or rolling to and fro, as of a hog in the mire or a ship in a troubled sea, and may imply complete self-abandonment: ~ing in self-pity; or absorption: ~ed in the romantic music. welter is likely to carry a stonger implication of being helplessly at the mercy of outside forces: a tide of refugees, many of whom ~ed, adrift on the sea, for days. grovel implies a crawling or wriggling close to the ground in abject fear, self-abasement, or utter degradation: ~led for forgiveness. creep is more often used of quadruples or of human beings who move on all fours and proceed slowly, stealthily, or silently: the cat ~（crept） up on the mouse. crawl is applied to animals with no legs or many small legs that seem to move by drawing the body along a surface or to human beings who imitate such movement: the injured man tried to ~ to the door. ruin usually suggests the action of destructive agencies and the ending of the value, beauty, or well-being of something or someone or the loss of something vital: a reputation ~ed by ugly rumors. wreck implies a ruining by or as if by crashing or being shattered and is likely to suggest damage that is beyond repair: health ~ed by dissipation. dilapidate historically implies ruin resulting from neglect or abuse but in more general use implies a shabby, run-down, or tumbledown condition without direct suggestion of culpability: drove a ~d car. wither implies a loss of vital moisture, such as sap or tissue fluids, with consequent fading or drying up: ~ leaves; or suggests a comparable loss of vigor, vitality, or animation: interest that ~ed as the hard work increased. shrivel carries a stronger impression of a becoming wrinkled or crinkled or shrunken: leaves ~ in the hot sun. wizen may be preferred when the notion of shrinking in size and accompanying wrinkling of the surface are stressed, especially if the shrinking is caused by aging, deprivation, or failing vitality: the ~ed old man; the ~ed face of the starving child. trouble suggests a loss of tranquillity and implies a disturbing element that interferes with efficiency, convenience, comfort, health, or peace of mind: ~d by sleeplessness. distress implies subjection to strain or pressure and resulting tension, pain, worry, or grief: ~ed by the sight of suffering. ail implies that something unspecified has gone wrong and often suggests a will to find the cause with an eye to aid or correction: what ~s that naughty child?