wall
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A wall is one of the vertical sides of a building or room. 墙; 墙壁
Kathryn leaned against the wall of the church. 凯瑟琳倚靠在教堂的墙壁上。
The bedroom walls would be papered with chintz. 卧室的墙上将会贴上印花棉布。
2. N-COUNT A wall is a long narrow vertical structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land. 围墙
He sat on the wall in the sun. 他坐在围墙上晒太阳。
3. N-COUNT The wall of something that is hollow is its side. (中空物体的) 壁
He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box. 他用手摸了摸箱子的内壁。
4. →see also off-the-wall
5. PHRASE If you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you. 惹恼[非正式]
The heat is driving me up the wall. 我热得快疯了。
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wall /wɔːl/ (walls)
剑桥词典
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- Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall.
- The east wall of the mosque is covered with a beautiful mosaic .
- The fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of an era .
- The walls are constructed of concrete .
- The paint on the outside walls has weathered badly .
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10英尺高的墙以进到花园里。
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. 柏林墙于1989年被推倒。
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any outer part of a hollow structure in the body
(身体中中空结构的)壁
the wall of the uterus /stomach 子宫/胃壁
an artery wall 动脉血管壁
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a mass of people or things formed in such a way that you cannot get through or past them
人墙
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,不让警察通过。
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in football , a row of players who stand ten yards away from where a free kick is taken in order to make scoring directly from the free kick more difficult
(足球比赛期间罚任意球前对方球员组成的)人墙
Rooney curved the free kick past the Newcastle defensive wall and inside the far post . 鲁尼的任意球旋转绕过纽卡斯尔队球员组成的人墙,从远门柱处飞进球门。
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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 mud /water . 大雨过后,那些房子被墙一般的泥流/水流冲走了。
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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 mistrust between the two groups . 这两个团体互不信任,中间像隔着一道墙。
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drive sb up the wallgo to the wall
hit the wall
off the wall
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