wall
n.(名词)
An upright structure of masonry, wood, plaster, or other building material serving to enclose, divide, or protect an area, especially a vertical construction forming an inner partition or exterior siding of a building.
墙:以石头、木头、灰浆或其他建筑材料砌成的重直结构,用来圈住、划分或保护某一区域,尤指组成一幢房屋的内部隔间或外部标界的垂直建筑
Often walls A continuous structure of masonry or other material forming a rampart and built for defensive purposes.
常作 walls 屏障:为了防御而用石头或其他建筑材料建筑的连续构造
A structure of stonework, cement, or other material built to retain a flow of water.
堤:为阻止水流而以石头、水泥或其他建筑材料建造的建筑物
Something resembling a wall in appearance, function, or construction, as the exterior surface of a body organ or part:
似墙之物:在外观、功能或建造上与墙相似之物,如身体某一器官或部分的外表面:
例句:
the abdominal wall.
腹壁
Something resembling a wall in impenetrability or strength:
屏障分界物:在不可穿透性或结实度上与墙相似之物:
例句:
a wall of silence; a wall of fog.
死寂;雾障
An extreme or desperate condition or position, such as defeat or ruin:
绝境:一种极端的或近乎绝望的条件或境地,如挫败或毁坏:
例句:
driven to the wall by poverty.
陷入极端贫困之中
Sports The vertical surface of an ocean wave in surfing.
【体育运动】 浪墙,直立浪:冲浪运动中海浪的重直面
v.tr.(及物动词)
walled,wall.ing,walls
To enclose, surround, or fortify with or as if with a wall:
堵塞:用墙或好象用墙围住、圈住或加强:
例句:
wall up an old window.See Synonyms at enclose
堵一扇旧窗户参见 enclose
To divide or separate with or as if with a wall:
分隔:用墙或好象用墙分割或分离:
例句:
wall off half a room.
用墙把屋内隔出半间
To enclose within a wall; immure.
用墙围住:把…限制于墙肉;禁闭
To block or close (an opening or a passage, for example) with or as if with a wall.
堵塞:用或好象用墙堵塞或关闭(如一开口或通道)
<习惯用语>off the wall【俚语】
Extremely unconventional.
极端开放的
Without foundation; ridiculous:
无原则的;荒唐可笑的:
例句:
an accusation that is really off the wall.
确实荒谬可笑的指控
up the wall【俚语】
Into a state of extreme frustration, anger, or distress:
狂怒恼火的:进入极端沮丧、愤怒或悲哀的状态:
例句:
tensions that are driving me up the wall.
使我心烦意乱的压力
writing on the wall 或
handwriting on the wall
An ominous indication of the course of future events:
凶兆:对于未来事件发展的不祥预示:
例句:
saw the writing on the wall and fled the country.
觉察到凶兆立即逃到了国外
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English weall
源自 古英语 weall
from Latin vallum [palisade]
源自 拉丁语 vallum [栅栏]
from vallus [stake]
源自 vallus [占据]
【引伸】
wall.less
adj.(形容词)