wall
noun/wɔːl/
/wɔːl/
Idioms - a long, solid structure that rises straight up from the ground, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land
城墙；围墙；隔墙 - to build a wall
垒墙 - a brick/concrete wall
砖墙；水泥墙 - 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。 - The enemy set up camp just outside the city walls.
敌军就在城墙外扎营。 - a private garden hidden behind high walls
隐藏在高墙后面的私人花园 - They quickly climbed over the wall and ran off.
他们迅速翻墙而去。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa1- The Trojans brought the Wooden Horse within the walls.
特洛伊人将木马带入城内。 - His plan was to fortify the defensive walls around the city.
他的计划是加固城市周围的防御墙。 - Nobody can see behind the wall.
没人能看到这面墙的后面。 - The burglars must have scaled the side wall.
这些入室窃贼一定是攀越边墙进来的。 - There was a wall separating the two garages.
一堵墙将两个车库隔开了。 - They built a retaining wall around the pond.
他们围着池塘建了一圈挡土墙。 - high walls around the prison
监狱周围的高墙 - the wall along the seafront
沿着海岸的防波堤
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- long
- …
- build
- erect
- put up
- …
- stand
- collapse
- fall
- …
- clock
- light
- plug
- …
- against a/the wall
- behind a/the wall
- on a/the wall
- …
- to build a wall
- any of the sides of a building or room
墙；壁；墙壁 - She leaned against the wall.
她倚靠着墙。 - on the wall Colourful abstract paintings hung on the walls.
墙上挂着五颜六色的抽象画。 - He drilled a hole in the wall.
他在墙上钻了个洞。 - Books lined the walls.
图书靠墙排列着。 - 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。 - the row of tables along the back wall
沿着后墙的一排桌子 - Pictures covered the walls.
墙上挂满了照片。 - wall between A and B the wall between the living room and the dining room
客厅和餐厅之间的墙
Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvementHousessee also cavity wall, climbing wall, party wall- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
- convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
- extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
- build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
- knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
- knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
- furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
- be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
- hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
- install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
- build/put up shelves
- lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
- put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
- do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
- make home improvements
- add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
- fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
- insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
- fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
- block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
- make/drill/fill a hole
- hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
- tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
- saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1, Buildingsa1- Photos were pinned to the wall behind her desk.
照片钉在她桌子后面的墙上。 - A glass wall separates the foyer from the gallery.
玻璃墙将门厅与画廊隔开。 - He heard voices through the wall.
他听到隔着墙的声音。 - Ivy grew along the outer walls of the building.
常春藤沿着建筑物的外墙生长。 - Hang the picture on the wall opposite the window.
把照片挂在窗户对面的墙上。 - If a load-bearing wall is weakened, the building could fall down.
如果承重墙坚固度降低的话，建筑就可能倒塌。 - She covered her walls with pictures of film stars.
她用电影明星的图片贴满了墙壁。 - She hung the photos on the wall.
她把照片挂在墙上。 - She just sat there, staring at the wall.
她就坐在那儿盯着墙看。 - She turned and faced the wall.
她转过身面对着墙。 - the wall facing the door
对着门的墙壁 - to stare at a blank wall
盯着空空的墙壁
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- long
- …
- build
- erect
- put up
- …
- stand
- collapse
- fall
- …
- clock
- light
- plug
- …
- against a/the wall
- behind a/the wall
- on a/the wall
- …
- She leaned against the wall.
- something that forms a barrier or stops you from making progress
屏障；隔阂；壁垒 - 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。 - a solid wall of fog
似墙的浓雾
- The boat struck a solid wall of water.
- the outer layer of something hollow such as an organ of the body or a cell of an animal or a plant
（身体器官或动植物细胞等的）外壁 - the abdominal wall
腹壁 - the wall of an artery
动脉血管壁 - Heating food breaks down plant cell walls so they can release more of their nutrients.
加热食物会分解植物细胞壁，使它们能够释放更多的营养物质。
- the abdominal wall
- a space on a social media website where you can share messages, photos, etc. with other users
分享墙（社交媒体网站分享信息、照片等的版块） - She posted a pink baby romper on her Facebook wall, announcing they were expecting a girl.
她在 Facebook 墙上发布了一件粉色婴儿连身衣，宣布他们即将生下一个女孩。
- She posted a pink baby romper on her Facebook wall, announcing they were expecting a girl.
Word OriginOld English, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, from vallus ‘stake’.
Idioms
be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
- (informal) to keep trying to do something that will never be successful
用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机 - Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
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.
be bouncing off the walls
- (informal) to be so full of energy or so excited that you cannot keep still
精力充沛得待不住；激动得难以平静 - The kids have been bouncing off the walls all day.
孩子们一整天都在墙上弹跳。
- The kids have been bouncing off the walls all day.
be up against a brick wall
- to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you
遇到难以逾越的障碍
a fly on the wall
- a person who watches others without being noticed
不为人觉察的观察者 - I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he tells her the news.
他把这消息告诉她时，我想悄悄在旁观看。 - 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
- I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he tells her the news.
go to the wall
- (informal) (of a company or an organization) to fail because of lack of money
（因缺少资金）走投无路，失败，破产，陷于绝境 - Many firms have gone to the wall in this recession.
许多企业在本次经济衰退中倒闭了。
- Many firms have gone to the wall in this recession.
the handwriting on the wall (North American English)
(also the writing is on the wall, see the writing on the wall both British and North American English)
- (saying) used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure
（看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆 - It is amazing that not one of them saw the handwriting on the wall.
令人惊奇的是，他们没有一个人看到这个不祥之兆。
- It is amazing that not one of them saw the handwriting on the wall.
have your back to the wall
- (informal) to be in a difficult situation in which you are forced to do something but are unable to make the choices that you would like
处于背水一战的境地；没有退路 - We had our backs to the wall with no choice but to sell.
我们走投无路，别无选择，只能卖掉。
- We had our backs to the wall with no choice but to sell.
hit a/the wall
- to reach a point when you cannot continue or make any more progress
筋疲力尽；陷入绝境；遇到不可逾越的障碍 - We hit a wall and we weren't scoring.
我们已经筋疲力尽，得不到分了。 - I’ve hit a wall with my marathon training.
我的马拉松训练碰壁了。 - What do you do when you hit the wall at work?
工作中碰壁了怎么办？
- We hit a wall and we weren't scoring.
off the wall
- (informal) unusual or slightly crazy
奇妙的；有点儿出格的 - Some of his ideas are really off the wall.
他有些想法真是十分新奇。 - off-the-wall ideas
奇妙的想法
- Some of his ideas are really off the wall.
these four walls
- used when you are talking about keeping something secret
（用于叮嘱保守秘密）到此为止 - Don't let this go further than these four walls (= Don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now).
此事只限这四壁之内，勿要外传。
- Don't let this go further than these four walls (= Don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now).
up the wall
- (informal) crazy or angry
发狂；愤怒 - That noise is driving me up the wall.
那噪音让我都快疯了。 - 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。
- That noise is driving me up the wall.
walls have ears
- (saying) used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening
隔墙有耳
the writing is on the wall | see the writing on the wall
(North American English also the handwriting on the wall)
- (saying) used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure
（看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆 - 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。
- It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.