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noun
墙壁;墙表面;围墙
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Some of these levees are higher and longer than the Great Wall of China.
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在这些大堤中,有些比中国的长城还要高还要长。
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noun
[通常用复数形态]壁垒;城墙
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noun
[通常用复数形态]防水墙;堤
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形状或作用如墙的东西;内壁,间隔层;屏障;分界物
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a wall of secrecy
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遮住秘密的屏障
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adj.,
墙的
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adj.,
墙上的;墙内的;爬墙长的
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vt.,
用墙围住(或分隔、防护等)
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to wall a room with books
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用图书作墙围住房间;在房间内四壁设置图书
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vt.,
堵塞;禁闭
Idioms
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back to the wall
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落入圈套;处于无处可逃的境地
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beat one's head against a wall
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碰壁;徒劳无益
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be climbing the walls
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[American English]
想离开
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焦急;激动
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blank wall dead wall
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没有门、窗的墙壁;没有装饰的墙壁
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bouncing off the walls
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[American English]
大喜若狂的,兴奋的
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Chinese Wall
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(中国的)万里长城
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不可逾越的障碍
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climb the wall
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[slang]
(因挫折、紧张、焦急而)发狂
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(因厌烦而极想)离开
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send someone up the wall
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使发疯,使发狂;使情绪紧张;使烦恼,使愤怒,使某人十分恼火,使某人受不了
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give someone the wall
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把好走的路让给某人
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go over the wall
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越狱
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逃离肉体或精神上的束缚;(和尚等)还俗
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go to the wall
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(因弱小或无助)被排挤,被推开在一旁
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一败涂地,失败,垮台;破产;被迫放弃(或退却,让步)
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go up the wall
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[verbal]
(因受挫折,劳累过度,烦恼等而)几乎发狂,(累得、忙得、急得)几乎发疯
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hang by the wall
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束之高阁,搁置不用
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have one's back to the wall
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被逼到没退路,负隅死战;以寡乱众;陷入绝境
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have the wall, take the wall
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靠着墙行走
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不把好路让给某人;占某人上风,对某人占优势(of someone)
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jump over the wall, leap over the wall
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脱离教会(或宗教职位);(和尚等)还俗
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like a stone wall
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屹然不动
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off the wall
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[American English]
精神不健全的;发狂的
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行为古怪的;偏执的;异乎寻常的
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party wall
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(两个建筑物之间的)共同墙,界墙
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pin to the wall
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(如在决斗时用剑刺穿某人的身体并把他)钉在墙上
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run one's head against a wall
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碰壁,试图干不可能的事情
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send someone up the wall
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drive someone up the wall
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stone wall, brick wall
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[American English]
石墙,石壁
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难以逾越的障碍,难以克服的困难;难以改变的观点
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take the wall of someone
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不把好路让给某人
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占某人上风,对某人占优势
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the Wall
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柏林墙
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哭墙(在耶路撒冷)
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舍弃教会(或教职)
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up against the wall
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在非常困难的境地;碰壁
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[military]
处死
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up the wall
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[verbal]
恼火的;狂怒的;心烦意乱的
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Wailing Wall, Western Wall
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哭墙(指耶路撒冷城中一所据传是犹太王 Herod 所建的庙宇中的西边残墙)
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(wailing wall)安慰物,慰藉物
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wall in
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用墙围住;把…围起来
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wall off
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用墙标出或划定…的界线
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wall of partition
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分界线;鸿沟;隔阂;障碍
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wall up
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用墙围住;用墙(或砖)封闭;堵塞;禁闭
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Walls have ears.
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隔墙有耳。
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within four walls
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在房间里;机密地,私下里
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within the walls
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在某种机构或建筑物的围墙内
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在…的势力范围内
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[history]
在城墙以内,在城里(以别于在城郊)
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[antiquated]
在…范围内
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Great Wall of China
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中国的万里长城
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The weakest goes to the wall.
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[proverb]
强胜弱败。[莎士比亚语]
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run into a brick wall
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碰壁
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run into a stone wall
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碰壁
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run into a blank wall
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碰壁
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drive someone to the wall
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逼某人至绝境;使某人束手无策;逼使某人屈服;使某人走投无路
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排挤出去
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push someone to the wall
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逼某人至绝境;使某人束手无策;逼使某人屈服;使某人走投无路
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排挤出去
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force someone to the wall
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逼某人至绝境;使某人束手无策;逼使某人屈服;使某人走投无路
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排挤出去
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put someone to the wall
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逼某人至绝境;使某人束手无策;逼使某人屈服;使某人走投无路
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排挤出去
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send someone to the wall
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逼某人至绝境;使某人束手无策;逼使某人屈服;使某人走投无路
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排挤出去
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see through a brick wall
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目光锐利,明察秋毫,有洞察力;有锐利的眼光;很精明
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see through a stone wall
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目光锐利,明察秋毫,有洞察力;有锐利的眼光;很精明
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see into a brick wall
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目光锐利,明察秋毫,有洞察力;有锐利的眼光;很精明
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see into a stone wall
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目光锐利,明察秋毫,有洞察力;有锐利的眼光;很精明
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drive someone up the wall
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使发疯,使发狂;使情绪紧张;使烦恼,使愤怒,使某人十分恼火,使某人受不了
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blind wall
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没有门、窗的墙壁;没有装饰的墙壁
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dead wall
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没有门、窗的墙壁;没有装饰的墙壁
nciku Note
writing on the wall,写在墙上?
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writing on the wall
The ability to read the writing on the wall is the ability to see unfortunate events coming down the road.
“writing on the wall”意指命该如此,或大难临头。 The term "writing on the wall" is an expression that suggests an indication of doom or something unfortunate is about to happen.
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