单词 | wall |
释义 | wall UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] noun ESSENTIAL countable ■a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something 墙,墙壁,围墙 •The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.这间公寓的墙太薄了,甚至隔壁的人说的每一句话你都可以听见。 •The walls look a bit bare - can't we put some pictures up?这些墙看起来有点光秃秃的——我们能不能挂几幅画呢? •We had to climb over a ten-foot wall to get into the garden.我们不得不翻过一堵十呎高的墙以进到花园里。 •The Berlin Wall came down in 1989.柏林围墙于1989年被推倒。 countable ■any outer part of a hollow structure in the body (身体中中空结构的)壁 •the wall of the womb/stomach子宫/胃壁 •an artery wall动脉血管壁 countable ■a mass of people or things formed in such a way that you cannot get through or past them 人墙;隔离墙 •The demonstrators formed a solid wall to stop the police from getting past them.示威者组成一道结实的人墙,不让员警通过。 only singular literary ■a large, powerful, usually fast moving mass of something (通常指迅速移动的)墙状物 •After the rains, the houses were washed away by a wall of only singular ■a way of feeling or behaving that completely prevents two groups of people from communicating with or understanding each other (感情上的)隔阂,壁垒,障碍 •There is a wall of UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] noun drive sb up the wall ■to make someone extremely angry 令(某人)大怒,令(某人)暴跳如雷 •My flat-mate is driving me up the wall at the moment.我的室友此时正让我大为光火。 UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] noun go to the wall ■If a company goes to the wall it is destroyed financially (公司)破产,垮台 •After nine months of massive losses the company finally went to the wall.经历了九个月的巨额亏损之后,这家公司最终宣告破产。 UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] noun off the wall ■surprising and unusual 惊人的,不同寻常的 •an off-the-wall joke离奇的玩笑 •off-the-wall leisure pursuits不同寻常的业余爱好 UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] noun Walls have ears. saying ■something you say to warn someone that it is not safe to speak at that particular time because other people might be listening 隔墙有耳。 UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] noun wall-to-wall ■(especially of carpets) covering the whole floor (尤指地毯)覆盖整个地板的 •a wall-to-wall carpet铺满地面的地毯 ■continuous or happening very often or everywhere around you 连续的;无所不在的,到处都是的•I went away to college thinking it would be wall-to-wall parties and all the freedom I wanted.我离家去上大学,以为那里到处都是派对,有我想要的无处不在的自由。 UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] verb Phrasal Verbs [M] wall sth off ■to build a wall around a place 用围墙圈起(某地);给(某地)四周建围墙 •They've walled off the electric sub-station for safety reasons.出于安全的原因,他们在变电站周围建了围墙。 UK [wɔ:l] US [wɑ:l] verb Phrasal Verbs [M] wall sth up ■to fill a space in a wall with brick or stone (用砖或石头)砌墙堵上 •We had to wall up an old window.我们不得不把一扇旧窗户砌死。 |
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