wall
- n.墙壁;内壁;外壁;城墙，围墙;屏障，隔阂;（路的）沿墙，靠墙的一边;壁垒，堤坝;（登山中的）陡坡;（冲浪运动中的）陡浪
- v.给…建墙;把…关起来，禁闭;用墙把…围住
- adj.墙的;墙上的;爬墙的，靠墙的;沿墙的
wallnoun
城墙；围墙
a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land
The fields were divided by stone walls.
这些田地由石墙分隔。
He sat on the wall and watched the others playing.
他坐在墙头上看别人玩耍。
墙；壁；墙壁
any of the vertical sides of a building or room
I'm going to paint the walls white and the ceiling pink.
我打算把墙壁刷成白色，把天花板刷成粉红色。
Hang the picture on the wall opposite the window.
把这张画挂在对着窗的墙上。
She leaned against the wall.
她倚靠着墙。
屏障；隔阂；壁垒
something that forms a barrier or stops you from making progress
The boat struck a solid wall of water.
船撞上一道水幕。
The investigators were confronted by a wall of silence .
调查人员碰了壁，问谁谁都默不作声。
（身体器官或动植物细胞等的）外壁
the outer layer of sth hollow such as an organ of the body or a cell of an animal or a plant
the abdominal wall
腹腔壁
the wall of an artery
动脉血管壁
to fail because of lack of money
unusual and amusing; slightly crazy
他有些想法真是十分新奇。
Some of his ideas are really off the wall.
off-the-wall ideas
奇妙的想法
crazy or angry
那噪音让我都快疯了。
That noise is driving me up the wall.
I mustn't be late or Dad will go up the wall.
我不能晚了，否则爸爸会发脾气的。
used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening
to be in a difficult situation in which you are forced to do sth but are unable to make the choices that you would like
to be so full of energy or so excited that you cannot keep still
a person who watches others without being noticed
他把这消息告诉她时，我想悄悄在旁观看。
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he tells her the news.
fly-on-the-wall documentaries (= in which people are filmed going about their normal lives as if the camera were not there)
纪实影片
used when you are talking about keeping sth secret
走出屋外这事就不要再谈了。
Don't let this go further than these four walls (= Don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now) .
to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful
试图和他们讲道理只是白费口舌。
Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure
令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。
It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.
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N-COUNT 墙;墙壁
A wall is one of the vertical sides of a building or room.Kathryn leaned against the wall of the church...
凯瑟琳倚靠在教堂的墙上。
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...a glass-walled elevator...
玻璃壁电梯
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N-COUNT (石或砖砌成的)围墙，隔墙
A wall is a long narrow vertical structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land.He sat on the wall in the sun...
他坐在墙上晒太阳。
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N-COUNT (中空物体的)壁，内壁
The wall of something that is hollow is its side.He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box.
他用手指摸了摸盒子的内壁。
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N-COUNT 屏障;堆成墙的大量物品
A wall of something is a large amount of it forming a high vertical barrier.She gazed at the wall of books...
她目不转睛地盯着书墙。
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N-COUNT 障碍;隔阂;壁垒
You can describe something as a wall of a particular kind when it acts as a barrier and prevents people from understanding something.The police say they met the usual wall of silence...
警方称他们像往常一样碰了壁，没人吭气。
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See also:cavity wall;dry-stone wall;fly-on-the-wall;hole-in-the-wall;off-the-wall;retaining wall;sea wall;stonewall;wall-to-wall -
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PHRASE 碰壁;徒劳
If you say that you are banging your head against a wall, you are emphasizing that you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something.I appealed for help but felt I was always banging my head against a wall...
我寻求帮助，却发现自己处处碰壁。
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PHRASE 处于困境（或绝境);走投无路
If you have your back to the wall, you are in a very difficult situation and can see no way out of it.Their threat to hire replacement workers has the union with its back to the wall.
他们威胁说要雇用替工，这使工会陷入了困境。
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PHRASE (感到)十分沮丧（或紧张、焦虑）
If you say that you are climbing the walls, you are emphasizing that you feel very frustrated, nervous, or anxious.Sitting at home would only have had him climbing the walls with frustration.
呆在家里只会让他沮丧得抓狂。
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PHRASE 把…逼得发疯；逼得…受不了
If you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you.The heat is driving me up the wall...
炎热快把我逼疯了。
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PHRASE 破产;(生意)失败
If a person or company goes to the wall, they lose all their money and their business fails.Even quite big companies are going to the wall these days.
现如今甚至有些大公司也濒临破产。
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fly on the wall→ see:fly
noun
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- an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
- they stormed the ramparts of the city
- they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
- Synonym: rampart bulwark
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- an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness;used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
- the south wall had a small window
- the walls were covered with pictures
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- a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
- the wall followed the road
- he ducked behind the garden wall and waited
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- a layer of material that encloses space
- the walls of the cylinder were perforated
- the container's walls were blue
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- (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
- stomach walls
- Synonym: paries
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- anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
- a wall of water
- a wall of smoke
- a wall of prejudice
- negotiations ran into a brick wall
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- a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
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- a difficult or awkward situation
- his back was to the wall
- competition was pushing them to the wall
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- surround with a wall in order to fortify
- Synonym: palisade fence fence in surround
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They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away .
他们建了一堵墙防止土壤流失。
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He turned his back to the wall .
他转身背对着墙。
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Don 't let this go further than these four walls .
走出屋外这事就不要再谈了。
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Some of his ideas are really off the wall .
他有些想法真是十分新奇。
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A high wall separated our back yard from the playing field .
我们的后院和运动场之间隔着一堵高墙。
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Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day .
黑色墙壁在白天吸收大量的热。
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It 's only a low wall ─ about a metre high .
那只不过是一堵矮墙——约一米高。
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That noise is driving me up the wall .
那噪音让我都快疯了。
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The plaster had started to come away from the wall .
灰泥已开始从墙上剥落。
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A number of thin cracks appeared in the wall .
墙上出现了许多细裂缝。
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The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall .
那张纸掉在桌子和墙壁之间的缝隙里。
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He instructed that a wall should be built around the city .
他下令在城的周围筑一道城墙。
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The wall gives some protection from the prevailing wind .
这堵墙挡着常刮的风，起到一些保护作用。
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I mustn 't be late or Dad will go up the wall .
我不能晚了，否则爸爸会发脾气的。
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The wall is several degrees off the vertical .
这堵墙倾斜了有好几度。
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Put the piano there , against the wall .
把钢琴放在那儿，紧靠着墙。
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Every time a train went past the walls vibrated .
每当火车驶过，这些墙都会震动。
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The sea wall was not proof against the strength of the waves .
防波堤挡不住海浪的力量。
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Place the table at right angles / at a right angle to the wall .
将桌子跟墙垂直摆放。
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The boat struck a solid wall of water .
船撞上一道水幕。
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Keep left along the wall .
沿着墙靠左边走。
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The sign on the wall said ' Now wash your hands ' .
墙上的牌子上写着“请洗手”。
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It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall .
令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。
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The wall is a little out of the perpendicular .
墙壁有点倾斜。
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There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall .
床和墙之间只有一条窄缝。
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Share prices fell on Wall Street today .
今日纽约证券交易所的股价下跌。
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I couldn 't hear their conversation through the wall .
我隔墙听不到他们的交谈。
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She yelled at the child to get down from the wall .
她喊着让小孩从墙上下来。
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I scraped the side of my car on the wall .
我车的一侧被墙刮了。
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We ducked down behind the wall so they wouldn 't see us .
我们弓身躲在墙后不让他们看见。
指为了分隔、围绕或防卫某一区域而用石头、砖头等建起的院墙或城墙。
They climbed over the wall into the orchard.
他们翻墙进入果园。
The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.
那幢建筑物除了墙以外都烧光了。
The wall cuts across our line of vision.
墙挡住了我们的视线。
通常指用木头、铁丝等做成的隔栏，把地块、房院等与外界隔离开。
We found the entire fence whitewashed.
我们发现整个围栏都粉刷好了。
They built a fence all around to stop children (from) falling in.
他们在四周修起一圈栅栏防止儿童掉进去。
The fence in the garden is covered with intertwining morning glory.
花园的围栏上爬满了相互缠绕的牵牛花。
通常用低矮的灌木或树构成，用于分隔地块、园子等。
He wanted to cut down the hedge, but his neighbour objected.
他想把树篱剪低些，但邻居不同意。
Spring has come and the hedges are putting forth new leaves.
春天到了，树篱长出了新叶子。
Low hedges round lawns stop people from walking on the grass.
草坪四周的矮树篱阻止人们踏上草地。
尤用于修建围栏，与美国英语的 wire mesh 同义。
They wanted to use the wire netting to surround the garden.
他们想用铁丝网把花园围起来。
The soldiers quietly went under the enemy's wire netting.
士兵们悄悄地从敌人的铁丝网下钻了过去。
A bird got entangled in the wire netting.
一只鸟被金属丝网缠住了。
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