wall
noun
verb
wɔːl
noun
1
AROUND AN AREA
围绕一个区域
an
upright
flat
structure
made
of
stone
or
brick,
that
divides
one
area
from
another
or
surrounds
an
area
墙; 围墙;
stone/brick/concrete
wall
The
estate
is
surrounded
by
high
stone
walls.
庄园的四周是高高的石墙。
city/garden
etc
wall
the
ancient
city
walls
古老的城墙
the
Great
Wall
of
China
中国的长城
We
climbed
over
the
wall
into
the
orchard.
我们翻墙进了果园。
2
IN A BUILDING
在建筑物中
one
of
the
sides
of
a
room
or
building
〔房间或建筑物的〕墙壁
on
the
wall
I
put
some
pictures
up
on
the
walls
.
我在墙上挂了几幅画。
Bob
leaned
against
the
wall
.
鲍勃靠在墙上。
bedroom/kitchen
etc
wall
We
decided
to
paint
the
bathroom
walls
blue.
我们决定把盥洗室的墙壁漆成蓝色。
3
BODY
内壁
the
side
of
something
hollow,
especially
within
the
body
〔空心物，尤指体内器官的〕内壁，隔层
The
walls
of
the
blood
vessels
had
been
damaged.
血管壁已经受损。
cell
walls
细胞壁
4
wall of fire/water etc
a
tall
mass
of
something
such
as
fire
or
water,
that
stops
anything
from
getting
past
〔阻止他物通过的高大〕火墙/水墙等
The
boat
was
hit
by
a
wall
of
water.
小船被水墙击中。
5
wall of silence/secrecy
a
situation
in
which
nobody
will
tell
you
what
you
want
to
know
〔你想知道某事却〕无人回应，沉默
The
police
investigation
was
met
with
a
wall
of
silence.
警方的调查遭遇沉默的坚冰。
6
up the wall
very
angry
or
annoyed
非常恼火
spoken BrE
That
noise
is
driving
me
up
the
wall
(=making
me
annoyed)
.
那声音快都把我逼疯了。
go
up
the
wall
I’ve
got
to
be
on
time
or
Sarah
will
go
up
the
wall.
我一定得准时，否则萨拉要发火的。
7
off the wall
very
strange
or
unusual,
often
in
an
amusing
way
[非正式] 奇妙的; 有点出格的
informal
Some
of
Krista’s
ideas
are
a
little
off
the
wall.
克丽丝塔的有些想法有点与众不同。
8
go to the wall
if
a
company
goes
to
the
wall,
it
fails,
especially
because
of
financial
difficulties
[非正式] 〔尤指公司因财政困难而〕破产，倒闭
informal
Many
small
investors
will
go
to
the
wall.
许多小投资者将会破产。
9
these four walls
the
room
that
you
are
in,
especially
considered
as
a
private
place
[口] 〔某人所在的〕房间〔尤视为私人的地方〕
spoken
I
don’t
want
anything
repeated
outside
these
four
walls.
这些话出了这个屋子就不要再说了。
10
be/come up against a (brick) wall
10.
to
reach
a
point
where
you
cannot
make
progress,
especially
because
something
or
someone
is
stopping
you
撞墙，碰壁
We
seem
to
have
come
up
against
a
brick
wall
in
this
investigation.
我们的这次调查似乎碰钉子了。
11
be climbing/crawling (up) the walls
11.
to
be
feeling
extremely
anxious,
unhappy,
or
annoyed,
especially
because
you
are
waiting
for
something
or
are
in
a
situation
which
you
cannot
get
away
from
[非正式] 〔尤指因等待某事或不能做某事而〕极度焦急，不满，不耐烦; 心烦意乱
informal
The
kids
soon
had
him
climbing
the
walls.
孩子们不久就搞得他心烦意乱。
12
walls have ears
12.
used
to
warn
people
to
be
careful
what
they
say,
because
other
people,
especially
enemies,
could
be
listening
隔墙有耳
13
hit the wall
13.
to
reach
the
point
when
you
are
most
physically
tired
when
doing
a
sport
[非正式] 运动到极限
informal
verb
14
to
surround
an
open
area
with
walls
用墙围住
15
to
keep
one
area
or
room
separate
from
another,
by
building
a
wall
用墙隔开
The
control
room
is
walled
off
by
soundproof
glass.
控制室是用隔音玻璃隔起来的。
16
a.
to
fill
in
an
entrance,
window
etc
with
bricks
or
stone
b.
to
fill
in
all
the
entrances
and
windows
of
a
place
so
that
someone
cannot
get
out
封死〔入口或窗户〕
The
entrance
had
long
since
been
walled
up.
入口处早就被堵死了。
17
to
keep
someone
as
a
prisoner
in
a
building
监禁，囚禁