单词 | wall |
释义 | wall 20 ENTRIES FOUND: plural walls plural walls Learner's definition of WALL [count] 1 : a structure of brick, stone, etc., that surrounds an area or separates one area from another墙;围墙
2 : the structure that forms the side of a room or building(房间或建筑的)墙,墙壁
3 : the outer layer of something that is hollow (such as a part of the body or of a plant)(身体器官或植物等中空物体的)外壁
back is to/against the wallclimbing the wallsdrive (someone) up a/the wallinformal : to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy(使某人)恼火,愤怒,发狂
fly on the wallgo to the wallinformal 1 US : to make every possible effort to achieve something, to win, etc.(竭尽全力)获得,赢得
2 British : to fail because of a lack of money(因缺少资金而)失败
hit a/the wallinformal : to reach a point at which you find it very difficult or impossible to continue撞墙,碰壁(处于难以继续的状态)
the writing/handwriting is on the wallor see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall — used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon(坏事)有可能即将发生
up against a/the wallinformal : in a very bad position or situation陷入困境;碰壁
2 wall /ˈwɑːl/ verb walls; walled; walling 2 wall /ˈwɑːl/ verb walls; walled; walling Learner's definition of WALL wall in[phrasal verb] wall (something) in or wall in (something) : to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall用墙(或类似墙的东西)围住…
wall off[phrasal verb] wall (something) off or wall off (something) : to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall用墙把…隔开
wall up[phrasal verb] 1 wall (something) up or wall up (something) : to close off (an opening) by filling it with stone, brick, etc.(用石头或砖等)堵住,封死
2 wall (someone) up or wall up (someone) : to keep (someone) as a prisoner in an enclosed space囚禁;监禁
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