wall
wall
英[wɔːl]美[wɔːl]
n.墙，壁，障碍；
v.用墙把；
复数：walls;
第三人称单数：walls;
过去式：walled;
现在分词：walling;
例句
I've been sitting against the wall and my foot's gone to sleep.我一直靠墙站着, 脚都麻了。
I never dreamed of there being a picture on the wall.我根本没想到墙上有张画。
I've long dreamed of paying a visit to the Great Wall.我一直渴望游览长城。
He thumbtacked the picture to the wall.他用图钉将画钉在墙上。
He is leaning up against the wall.他靠着墙。
The plank was set against the wall.木板靠着墙壁。
There was a low protecting wall to knock down the heat blasting from the pit of the furnace.有一堵低矮的护壁挡住从炉膛里喷出的火焰。
Why are they knocking down the wall?他们为什么在拆墙?
They have boarded up the hole in the wall.他们用木板把墙上的洞封起来了。
Wall Street’s collapse raised specters of the 1987 stock market crash.华尔街股市暴跌引发了1987 年股市崩溃时的那种恐慌。
英语六级真题
Less than an hour away by snowmobile, Chinese labourers have updated the Great Wall Station, a vital part of China's plan to operate five bases on Antarctica, complete with an indoor badminton court and sleeping quarters for 150 people.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文China's newly renovated Great Wall Station on King George Island makes the Russian and Chilean bases here seem outdated.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文And there is more to the story, because not only are the devices that house incandescent bulbs shaped to their underlying characteristics, but rooms and entire buildings have been designed in accordance with how incandescent lighting reflects off walls and windows.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文By last year, Wall Street traders, bankers and those who deal in real estate generated 21% of the national income, double their share in the 1950s.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Newspapers relay daily accounts of goal-setting prevalent in industries and businesses up and down both Wall Street and Main Street , yet there has been surprisingly little research on how the long-trumpeted practice of setting goals may have contributed to the current economic crisis , and unethical （不道德的）behavior in general.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文There aren't many jobs in science for them, so they go to Wall Street and Silicon Valley to apply their analytical skills to more practical—and rewarding—efforts.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文It takes a certain type of person who will bang his head against the wall because you believe you'll find the solution.
出自-2010年12月阅读原文China's newly renovated Great Wall Station on king George Island makes the Russian and Chilean bases here seem outdated.
2016年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BSubjects played a computerized driving game in which the player must avoid crashing into a wall that materializes, without warning, on the roadway.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
墙;墙壁
A wall is one of the vertical sides of a building or room.
例句
Kathryn leaned against the wall of the church...凯瑟琳倚靠在教堂的墙上。The bedroom walls would be painted light blue...卧室的墙壁会被漆成浅蓝色。N-COUNT
(石或砖砌成的)围墙，隔墙
A wall is a long narrow vertical structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land.
例句
He sat on the wall in the sun...他坐在墙上晒太阳。The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high.井台只有12英寸高。N-COUNT
(中空物体的)壁，内壁
The wall of something that is hollow is its side.
例句
He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box.他用手指摸了摸盒子的内壁。N-COUNT
屏障;堆成墙的大量物品
A wall of something is a large amount of it forming a high vertical barrier.
例句
She gazed at the wall of books...她目不转睛地盯着书墙。I was just hit by a wall of water.我刚撞上了一堵水墙。N-COUNT
障碍;隔阂;壁垒
You can describe something as a wall of a particular kind when it acts as a barrier and prevents people from understanding something.
例句
The police say they met the usual wall of silence...警方称他们像往常一样碰了壁，没人吭气。Despite its prevalence, schizophrenia has existed behind a wall of secrecy for years.尽管精神分裂症患者为数众多，但多年来这种病一直被捂着掩着。PHRASE
碰壁;徒劳
If you say that you are banging your head against a wall, you are emphasizing that you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something.
例句
I appealed for help but felt I was always banging my head against a wall...我寻求帮助，却发现自己处处碰壁。I wondered if I was banging my head against a brick wall.我怀疑自己是不是在把鸡蛋往石头上碰，徒劳无益。PHRASE
处于困境（或绝境);走投无路
If you have your back to the wall, you are in a very difficult situation and can see no way out of it.
例句
Their threat to hire replacement workers has the union with its back to the wall.他们威胁说要雇用替工，这使工会陷入了困境。PHRASE
(感到)十分沮丧（或紧张、焦虑）
If you say that you are climbing the walls, you are emphasizing that you feel very frustrated, nervous, or anxious.
例句
Sitting at home would only have had him climbing the walls with frustration.呆在家里只会让他沮丧得抓狂。PHRASE
把…逼得发疯；逼得…受不了
If you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you.
例句
The heat is driving me up the wall...炎热快把我逼疯了。I sang in the bath and drove my parents up the wall.我在浴室里唱歌，我父母快受不了了。PHRASE
破产;(生意)失败
If a person or company goes to the wall, they lose all their money and their business fails.
例句
Even quite big companies are going to the wall these days.现如今甚至有些大公司也濒临破产。英汉词典释义
n.
墙, 壁, 围墙
They glided along the wall until they were out of sight.他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。He fastened the calendar to a wall.他把日历挂在墙上。I should hate to be confined within the four walls of an office all day.我讨厌整天关在办公室里。屏障；隔阂；壁垒
（身体器官或动植物细胞等的）外壁
vt. & vi.
筑墙围住, 用墙隔开
We're going to wall the garden.我们打算用墙把花园围起来。They walled off the large prison into lots of very small cells.他们把大监狱隔成很多小牢房。英英词典释义
Noun
1. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure;
"the south wall had a small window""the walls were covered with pictures"2. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;
"they stormed the ramparts of the city""they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"3. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect;
"a wall of water""a wall of smoke""a wall of prejudice""negotiations ran into a brick wall"4. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden);
"the wall followed the road""he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure;
"stomach walls"6. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
7. a layer of material that encloses space;
"the walls of the cylinder were perforated""the container's walls were blue"8. a difficult or awkward situation;
"his back was to the wall""competition was pushing them to the wall"Verb
1. surround with a wall in order to fortify
行业词典
体育： 人墙；池壁；砖墙障碍；肋木；
医学： 壁：某个*限的空间，如胸腔、腹腔或中空的器官的限制性结构。各种解剖结构的特化壁的正式名称见paries项下；
土木工程： 墙；
建筑： 墙；
煤炭： 煤壁；直接进行采掘的煤层暴露面。；
