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wall

UK //wɔːl//US //wɔːl//

词源

源自古英语'weall',来自拉丁语'vallum'(防御墙),与德语'Wand'(墙)同源。

noun

❶ 指建筑物中用来分隔空间的垂直结构,通常由砖、石头或混凝土等材料建成,用于支撑或保护。

“The house has a red brick wall around the garden.”

(房子周围有一道红砖墙围着花园。)

“She hung a picture on the living room wall.”

(她在客厅的墙上挂了一幅画。)

❶ 比喻某种障碍或界限,可以是物理的或抽象的,阻碍人或事物的自由移动或发展。

“Language can sometimes be a wall between people.”

(语言有时会成为人与人之间的障碍。)

“He felt like he hit a wall in his career.”

(他感觉自己的职业生涯遇到了瓶颈。)

同义词:barrier, partition, fence, obstacle, boundary

verb

❶ 用墙围起来或封闭某物,通常是为了保护或限制进出。

“They walled off the old part of the building.”

(他们把建筑的旧部分用墙隔开了。)

“The garden was walled to keep animals out.”

(花园被围墙围起来以防动物进入。)

同义词:enclose, fence, block, seal, partition

常见短语

hit the wall — 指遇到无法克服的困难或障碍,通常用于形容体力或精神上的极限。

“After running 30 kilometers, I completely hit the wall.”

(跑了30公里后,我彻底筋疲力尽了。)

wall-to-wall — 形容某物完全覆盖或充满整个空间,尤指地毯或某种装饰。

“The conference room has wall-to-wall carpeting.”

(会议室铺满了整块地毯。)

go to the wall — 指企业或个人因财务困难而失败或破产。

“Many small businesses went to the wall during the economic crisis.”

(经济危机期间许多小企业倒闭了。)

up against the wall — 形容处于困境或被逼入绝境,没有退路的情况。

“With all these bills, I feel like I'm up against the wall.”

(面对这么多账单,我感觉自己走投无路了。)