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wall[wɔl; wɔ:l]《源自拉丁文“壁垒”的意思》可数名词1 (室内的) 墙壁, 隔间墙hang a picture on the ~把画挂在墙上W~s have ears.(谚)隔墙有耳2 a. (石、砖等砌的) 围墙 (→ fence【同义字】)a brick ~砖墙a stone ~石墙b. [常 ~s]壁垒, 城墙an old castle with ~s around it围墙环绕的古堡the Great W~ (of China) (中国的) 万里长城3 a. 如墙壁耸立的 [阻挡的] 东西a cliff ~阻挡去路的绝壁a ~ of bayonets [water]刺刀林立 [水墙]b. (知识上、社会上的) 阻隔, 隔阂, 障碍break down the ~ of prejudice [tradition]打破偏见 [传统] 的壁垒, 消除 [克服] 偏见 [传统] 的障碍4 [常 ~s] (容器、内脏器官等的) 内侧, 内壁the ~s of a boiler锅炉的内侧the ~(s) of a blood vessel血管内壁the stomach ~(s)胃壁■ bang [beat, knock, run] one's head against a (brick) wall→ head■ drive [push, thrust] a person to the wall把< 人> 逼到绝境; 使< 人> 束手无策 [无招架之力]■ go to the wall输掉; 经营事业 (等) 失败The weakest go(es) to the ~.(谚)弱者输; 优胜劣败, 弱肉强食■ up against a wall陷入困境, 碰壁, 遇到障碍They've got me up against a ~.他们逼得我无路可逃■ up the wall(口语)愤怒地; 疯狂似地, 不知所措地go [climb] up the ~勃然大怒, 激怒drive [send] a person up the ~使人大发雷霆, 使人不知所措■ with one's back to the wall→ back名词形容词1 a. 墙壁的; 围墙的b. 装在墙壁上的a ~ clock壁钟2 长在围墙上的; 爬在外墙上的< 植物等> a ~ plant爬墙植物及物动词1 用墙壁 [篱笆] 围起< in> ~ (in) a garden用墙围起花园2 a. 用墙壁 (等) 堵塞 < 入口、窗子等> < up> The window had been ~ed up.窗子已被堵塞了b. 用墙壁等分隔< off> The study is ~ed off from the living room by an accordion door.书房以摺叠门与客厅隔开3 把< 人> 囚禁[于…] < up, in> [in]~ a person (up) in a dungeon把人囚禁于地牢 |