| 单词 | wall |
| 释义 | nounverb🔑 wallBrE /wɔːl/ NAmE /wɔːl/ noun 🔑 a long vertical solid structure , made of stone , brick or concrete , that surrounds , divides or protects an area of land 城墙；围墙；隔墙◆ The fields were divided by stone walls . 这些田地由石墙分隔。◆ He sat on the wall and watched the others playing . 他坐在墙头上看别人玩耍。 ➡ see also sea wall🔑 any of the vertical sides of a building or room 墙；壁；墙壁◆ I'm going to paint the walls white and the ceiling pink . 我打算把墙壁刷成白色，把天花板刷成粉红色。◆ Hang the picture on the wall opposite the window . 把这张画挂在对着窗的墙上。◆ She leaned against the wall . 她倚靠着墙。Decorating and home improvement装饰和改善房屋Houses房屋refurbish/renovate/ (BrE ) do up a building/a house整修/翻新/修缮楼房/房屋convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/ (especiallyNAmE ) apartments/ (BrE ) flats把楼房/房子/房间/改建成住房/办公室/公寓extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建/扩大房屋/楼房/房间/厨房build (BrE ) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/ (NAmE ) an addition (on/to sth)/ (BrE ) a conservatory（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒/拆除房子/住房/楼房/墙壁knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通Decoration装饰furnish/paint/ (especiallyBrE ) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置/油漆/装饰住房/房子/公寓/房间be decorated in bright colours/ (especiallyUS ) colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings用明亮的色彩/传统风格/花朵/绘画装饰paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁/天花板上刷油漆/抹灰hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴/去除墙纸install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/ (BrE ) fittings安装/更换/拆除浴室的固定装置/附加设备build/put up shelves搭架子lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio铺设木地板/平台木板/地砖/地毯/露台put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上/取下图画/绘画/海报/帘子DIY/home improvement自己动手；房屋改造do (BrE ) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路make home improvements改造房屋add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加/安装中央供暖系统/地暖系统/隔热材料fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安装双层玻璃/烟雾报警器insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/ (especiallyBrE ) the loft在房子/住房/墙壁/管道/热水箱/阁楼里加隔热装置fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especiallyBrE ) tap/ (NAmE usually) faucet维修房顶/裂缝/管子/管道系统/漏水的水龙头block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住/疏通管道/洗涤池make/drill/fill a hole开/钻/填一个洞hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进/拔出钉子tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧/拧松/拧开螺丝钉saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood锯/切割/加工木料；给木料上色/上清漆/上油漆something that forms a barrier or stops you from making progress 屏障；隔阂；壁垒◆ The boat struck a solid wall of water . 船撞上一道水幕。◆ The investigators were confronted by a wall of silence . 调查人员碰了壁，问谁谁都默不作声。the outer layer of sth hollow such as an organ of the body or a cell of an animal or a plant （身体器官或动植物细胞等的）外壁◆ the abdominal wall 腹壁◆ the wall of an artery 动脉血管壁 ● go to the ˈwall (informal ) (of a company or an organization 公司或机构) to fail because of lack of money （因缺少资金）走投无路，失败，破产，陷于绝境● off the ˈwall (informal ) unusual and amusing ; slightly crazy 奇妙的；有点儿出格的◆ Some of his ideas are really off the wall . 他有些想法真是十分新奇。◆ off -the -wall ideas 奇妙的想法● up the ˈwall (informal ) crazy or angry 发狂；愤怒◆ That noise is driving me up the wall . 那噪音让我都快疯了。◆ I mustn't be late or Dad will go up the wall . 我不能晚了，否则爸爸会发脾气的。● ˌwalls have ˈears (saying ) used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening 隔墙有耳● have your ˌback to the ˈwall (informal ) to be in a difficult situation in which you are forced to do sth but are unable to make the choices that you would like 处于背水一战的境地；没有退路● be ˈbouncing off the walls (informal ) to be so full of energy or so excited that you cannot keep still 精力充沛得待不住；激动得难以平静● be up against a brick ˈwall to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you 遇到难以逾越的障碍● a fly on the ˈwall a person who watches others without being noticed 不为人觉察的观察者◆ I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he tells her the news . 他把这消息告诉她时，我想悄悄在旁观看。◆ fly -on -the -wall documentaries (= in which people are filmed going about their normal lives as if the camera were not there )纪实影片● these four ˈwalls used when you are talking about keeping sth secret （用于叮嘱保守秘密）到此为止◆ Don't let this go further than these four walls (= Don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now ). 走出屋外这事就不要再谈了。● the ˌhandwriting on the ˈwall (NAmE ) = the writing is on the wall● be banging , etc . your head against a brick ˈwall (informal ) to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful 用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机◆ Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall . 试图和他们讲道理只是白费口舌。● hit a /the ˈwall to reach a point when you cannot continue or make any more progress 筋疲力尽；陷入绝境；遇到不可逾越的障碍◆ We hit a wall and we weren't scoring . 我们已经筋疲力尽，得不到分了。● the ˌwriting is on the ˈwall ● see the ˌwriting on the ˈwall (NAmE alsothe ˌhandwriting on the ˈwall ) (saying ) used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure （看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆◆ It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall . 令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。ORIGINFrom the Bible story in which strange writing appeared on a wall during a feast given by King Belshazzar , predicting Belshazzar's death and the fall of his city .源自《圣经》故事，伯沙撒国王大摆宴席时，墙上出现了奇怪的字迹，预言伯沙撒的死亡及其王国的覆灭。🔑 wallBrE /wɔːl/ NAmE /wɔːl/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they wall BrE /wɔːl/ NAmE /wɔːl/ present simple - he / she / it walls BrE /wɔːlz/ NAmE /wɔːlz/ past simple walled BrE /wɔːld/ NAmE /wɔːld/ past participle walled BrE /wɔːld/ NAmE /wɔːld/ -ing form walling BrE /ˈwɔːlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈwɔːlɪŋ/ [usually passive ]~sth to surround an area , a town , etc . with a wall or walls 用墙把…围住◆ a walled city 有城墙的城市 ● ˌwall sth↔ˈin [usually passive ]to surround sth /sb with a wall or barrier 把（人或东西）围到屏障等里面● ˌwall sth↔ˈoff [usually passive ]to separate one place or area from another with a wall 用墙把…隔开● ˌwall sb↔ˈup [usually passive ]to keep sb as a prisoner behind walls 把…关在大墙后；监禁● ˌwall sth↔ˈup [usually passive ]to fill an opening with a wall , bricks , etc . so that you can no longer use it （用墙、砖等把通路）堵住，封死 |
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