1 to treat sb badly, without considering them or their needs atM 3ft#: She’ll always let him walk all over her. M 3ft {ft & H il£ AM 'So 2 to defeat sb easily glff ftfe tT |S( ; $£ ^ —related noun walkover ,walk sb through sth to help sb learn or become familiar with sth, by showing them each stage of the process in turn (           jSitil ) #$t; 3i:A6l^§: She walked me through a

demonstration of the software. M — A A itk fp 3% M A fta —related noun walk-through(2) .walk 'up (to sb/sthj to walk towards sb/sth, especially in a confi­dent way (       ) [ft--AA, A3£

w noun 1 [C] a journey on foot, usually for pleasure or exercise ft A; pft; 'i& A Mft;    Let’s go for a

walk. AiftiS[AnEo 0 I like to have a walk in the evenings.         ± Ut A 0 0 She’s taken the dog /or a

walk.     H^AffcATo O He set out on the long walk

home.           o The office is ten

minutes’ walk from here. Jffk J| £ A ft % Jg A ft [ - ft ^f1 t 0 a ten-minute walk ffift-f-fttyitfft&W. 0 It’s only a short walk to the beach. ffift3\%Wfk^m0 2 [C] a path or route for walking, usually for pleasure; an organized event when people walk for pleasure ifcA^ftAM; ATf EftS&T£; (     ) feifrtfoft: a circular walk

tf'J&.'fcftl&:& 0 There are some interesting walks in the area. &-o a guided walk around the farm  *18 3 [sing.] a way or style

of walking; the act or speed of walking rather than running A its ; Afrilflt!: I recognized him by his walk. f«f {ffcAMlft#T iXA Tftko 0 The horse slowed to a walk, ffl BS B> {§TAMA M fir9 4 [C] (NAmE) a sidewalk or path ATfif; A1& fT»T71 a walk of 'life a person’s job or position in society ft ik; SR.ilk';     &; IVtJM EEEI

background : She has friends from all walks of life.

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                  creep HA»«( tfli( J&m ) i&A: He could hear someone creeping around downstairs.

                  limp -$| -#Ji&A; 8$ ft: One player limped off the field with a twisted ankle.

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m pace {#{[!]: I found him in the corridor nervously pacing up and down.

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m pad fift^PAA: She spent the morning padding about the house in her slippers, ftfc-

                  plod iftlEllffi&A; AIMAHA: They wearily plodded home through the rain. {Ml i1 ITMRZ

m shuffle MW PA: The guet/c gradually shuffled

forward, mxmm Akmmimm#»

                  stagger MSMH/rA; MM: They staggered out of the pub, completely drunk.

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m stomp KfSfi&A^M#: She stomped out of the room, slamming the door behind her. Mnftfltf&Atb

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m stroll [AA; |Aj£; M3£: Families were strolling around the park. A—M.—A.

                  tiptoe MWPAI&: They tiptoed upstairs so they wouldn’t wake the baby.

** trudge H1fMf£ijit&A; A®*&®*&A: We trudged up the hill, fltfi!AiM;®i&-* A*^ Attlh

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walkabout /’woikebaut/ noun 1 (6r£) an occasion when an important person walks among ordinary people to meet and talk to them ( f-AW ) A M 2 (AustralF) a journey (originally on foot) that is made by an Australian Aboriginal in order to live in the

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traditional manner ( $tAMM±lfXl0i0#MAMMja /rift )   UiTm go 'walkabout 1 (informal) to

be lost or not where you should be M 5& ; A A: My rucksack seems to have gone walkabout. Mft&%{-{% HAT 6 2 (of an Australian Aboriginal) to go into the country away from white society in order to live in the traditional manner ( iH AM MA Hr izs $1/3 A ft  A

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walk-er /’wo:ka(r)/ noun 1 (especially BrF) a person who walks, usually for pleasure or exercise AMt#;

A; ^ 'EM ft #: The coastal path is a popular route for walkers.

2 a fast, slow, etc. ~ a person who walks fast, slow, etc.

( l&'ti# ) 6lJA 3 (A/Arnf) = Zimmer frame: He now needs a walker to get around. HXtjffirUJtijtT

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walk-ies /‘woikiz/ noun [pi.] (BrE, informal) a walk with a dog ig : to go /or walkies Aig jfe) walkie-talkie /,wo:ki 'torki/ noun (informal) a small radio that you can carry with you and use to send or receive messages

'walk-in adj. [only before noun] 1 large enough to walk into    : a walk-in closet    2 not

arranged in advance; where you do not need to arrange a time in advance A #£ M ^ W ; A M9c ^ S Eft : a walk-in interview A M ^ W 0 a walk-in clinic

walk ing /'woikii]/ noun, adj.

« noun [U] 1 (especially BrF) the activity of going for walks in the countryside for exercise or pleasure ft A ; A ft; fflftf; WifMftr. to go walking  walking

boots {gift o a walking holiday in Scotland ^1&Alft{£A ff fix B — see also power walking 2 the sport of walking a long distance as fast as possible without running

ad/, [only before noun] (informal) used to describe a human or living example of the thing mentioned ftl A Eft; ?Sfft : She’s a walking dictionary (= she knows a lot of words). MIInPfSTIIo

'walking bus noun (in Britain) a way for a group of children to walk safely in a group with an adult to and from school, along a route that passes by the children’s homes Aff E4; (     £rPAA{t

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'walking papers noun [pi.] (NAmE, informal) the letter or notice dismissing sb from a job |?|jS ti|;       ii£fl A

'walking stick (also stick especially in BrF) noun a stick that you carry and use as a support when you are walking Ttt; — picture o stick

the .walking 'wounded noun [pi.] people who have been injured in a battle or an accident but who are still able to walk (   ) ftflAMlftjftM

Walk-man™ /'woikman/ noun (pi. -mans /-manz/) a type

Of PERSONAL STEREO  U|rI )

'walk-on adj. ~ part/role used to describe a very small part in a play or film/movie, without any words to say

walk-out /'woikaut/ noun 1 a sudden strike by workers ( 3?#&(ft ) f^T 2 the act of suddenly leaving a meeting as a protest against sth (*  ) iM,

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walk-over /'wo:k9uv0(r)/ noun an easy victory in a game or competition (  J

'walk-through noun 1 an occasion when you practise a performance, etc. without an audience being present BNH; Wftk; 2 a careful explanation of the details of a process 31 AH#

'walk-up noun (NAmE) a tall building with stairs but no lift/elevator; an office or a flat/apartment in such a building A&#lftA1i; A&^A^AfftAA^ (

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walk-way /‘woikwei/ noun a passage or path for walking along, often outside and raised above the ground f ) A/iilil, Ail