n. 1.墙壁;(石、砖等的)围墙;城墙。 2.(形状、用途)像墙壁的东西,障壁;土堤,堤防。 3.(矿井、容器的)内壁,壁面。 4.(路的)靠墙部分,沿墙。 短语和例子 a blank wall 没有装饰的墙壁;没有门、窗的墙壁。 the wall of the chest 【生理】胸壁。 the cell wall 【生物学】细胞壁。 (can) see through [into] a brick wall 怪有眼光,怪精明〔常作反语用〕。 drive [push, thrust] (sb.) to the wall 把(某人)逼至绝境。 give sb. the wall 把靠墙的路让给某人〔表示好感等〕。 go over the wall 〔美俚〕越狱。 go to the wall 陷入绝境;(事业)失败;被遗忘。 hang by the wall 被遗忘。 jump over the wall 舍弃教会[教职]。 run one's head against a wall 拿头去撞墙;一心要蛮干。 take the wall of sb. 不给某人让路;抢着出风头,抢先。 the Great W- of China 万里长城。 the W- 1. (把东、西柏林分开的)柏林墙。 2. = Wailing W-. with one's back to the wall 陷入绝境;以寡敌众;负隅(顽抗)。 within four walls 在房屋内。 vt. 筑墙[城]围住,筑城防御;筑墙堵塞(孔、口等) (up)。 a walled-in garden 有围墙的花园。 a walled city 〔美俚〕监狱。 adj. -less 没有围墙[城墙]的。 wall2
演戏般转动(眼睛)。
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" 同义词:rampart, bulwark,
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"
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container''s walls were blue"
(anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" 同义词:paries,
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"
a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
surround with a wall in order to fortify 同义词:palisade, fence, fence in, surround,
A wall (from Old English weall) is a vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into sections, or protects or delineates a space in the open air.
例句与用法
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The wall was marked with damp in several places . 那堵墙有几处潮斑。
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The wind packed the snow against the wall . 风把雪吹到墙边堆积起来。
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We made the circuit of the old city walls . 我们绕着旧城墙转了一圈。
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The paper was beginning to peel off the walls . 墙上的纸渐渐脱落了。
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The cream-coloured walls glowed with light . 乳色的墙壁上荡漾着光辉。
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They have pasted up a notice on the wall . 他们把一张布告贴在墙上。
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A shell splinter embedded itself in the wall . 一块弹片嵌进墙壁里。
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Nor were the walls covered with honeysuckles . 墙上也没攀挂着忍冬藤。
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Some ancient towns have walls round them . 有些古老的城市周围有城墙。
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Ivy ran over the walls of the cottage . 村舍的墙壁上爬满了常春藤。