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wall /wo:l/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 a long vertical
solid structure, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or
protects an area of land 城 _ ;围墙：The fields were
divided by stone wails.这些田地_由石墙分隔。◊ ffe sat on the waH and watched the others ptoying.也坐在墙头上看别人玩
耍。一 picture o fence — see also sea wall 2 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. ^ 打算把墙壁刷成自色，把天花板刷成粉红色。the picture on the waH
opposite the window•把这张画挂在 对着窗的墙上。◊ She ieaned
against the waH•如倚靠着 墙。3 something that forms a barrier or stops you from
making progress 屏障；.隔阂；壁全：The boat strudc a soM waH 〇/water.船S ± —道水幕。◊ The investigators were confronted by a wall of silence, ^
人员碰了壁，问谁谁都默不作声。4 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）夕卜壁： the abdominaZ waH.腹腔壁◊ the waH 〇/ cm artery 动脉 血管壁 IT»T?il go to the 'wall (informal) (of a company or an
organization 公1司或机构）to fail because of
lack of money (因缺少资金K走投无路，失畋，破产，陷于绝境
off
the 'wall (informal) unusual and amusing;
slightly crazy奇妙的；；奋点儿出格的：Some of his ideas are reaHy c# the waH•他有些想法，真是"l1分新奇。:◊ ojf-the-wall ideas
^ & up the 'wall (informal)
crazy or angry 发狂；愤怒：That noise is driving
me up .’ the waH.那噪音ii我爺快疯了。.◊ I mustn’t be
Zate or Dad w出go叩the waH.我不能晚了，否则爸爸会发脾气
.的。..walls
have 'ears {saying) used to warn people to be careful what they say
because other people may be listening 隔墙有耳一more at back
/?.，bounce v.，brick
n., FLY n., FOUR,
HANDWRITING, HEAD n., WRITING mverb [VN] [uslially
passive] to surround an area, a town, etc. with a wall or walls 用墙把…围住：a waHed city 有城墙的城市 .wall sth^'in [usually passive] to
surround sth/sb with a wall or barrier 把（人或东西.） 围到屏障等里面，waH stJv^'off [usually passive], to
separate one place or area from another with a wall 用墙 把…隔开，wall sb—’up [usually passive] to
keep sb 这s a prisoner behind walls 把…关在:夫墙后.,；监禁，wall sth— 'up [usually passive] to
fill an opening with a wall, bricks, etc. so that you can no longer use it (用墙、‘等把通 路）堵住，封死，
wal-laby /'wDlabi; NAmE 'wa:l-/ noun {pi. -ies) an Australian animal
like a small kangaroo, that moves
by jumping on its strong back legs and keeps its young in a pouch (= a pocket of skin) on the front
of the mother’s body沙舞鼠（镁鼠科动物，f于澳大利亚）、 wal-lah /'wole; NAmE 'wailq/ noun (informal or lnd£) a person connected
with a particular jot 与…工作着襄’的
人；从事…不作的人：室人员
'wall
anchor noun
(NAm^) - Rawlplug wall-chart /'woiltjait; NAmE -tXairt/ noun a large piece of
paper on which there is information, fixed to a wall for people to look at 桂图
wall-cov-er-ing/'woilkAvarii]/ noun [\J, C] wallpaper or cloth used to decorate the walls in a
room 覆盖墙壁
的装饰；壁纸；，墙布
Wal-let 〇^/'WDlit; NAmE'yva:!-; 'wo:l-/ noun 1 {NAmE also bill-fold) a small
flat folding case made of leather or plastic used for keeping paper money and
credit cards in (放钞票、信用卡的）钱包，皮夹子
—picture o purse 2 a flat leather, plastic or cardboard case for carrying documents in ( )
皮夹，塑料夹，硬纸夹：a
document 文件i
wall-flower
/'wa:lflau8(r)/ noun 1 a garden plant with yellow, orange or red flowers with a sweet smell
that appear in late spring桂竹香（< 种园艺植物，暮春开
在，呈黄、接、纽.色）(//i/orwc?/) a person who does
not dance at a party because they do not have sb to dance with or because they
are too shy (舞会或聚会上
因无产伴或腼腆）待在一旁的人，檗花. wall^ing/'woilii]/
noun [U] 1 material from which a wall is built 砌墙的材料：sfone
waMing 砌墙石料 2 the act
or
skill of building a wall or walls 砌墙；.全墙；全墙技术：
a/irm that does paving and vmHing 从事铺地砲墙的公司
,wall-_mounted
⑽’.fixed onto a wall 固定在墙上的：
wall-mounted
lights
wallop /'wDlap; NAmE'wail-/ noun, verb
■
rnw/A? [sing.] (/Vj/omjfl/) a heavy powerful hit 痛打；猛击
■
verb [VN] 1 to hit
sb/sth very hard 龠打；猛击
thump 2 to defeat sb completely in a contest, match，etc. (*竞赛、比赛等中）彻底击败，大胜SEI thrash: We waHoped them 6-0.我们以 6:0 把他们打得 落花流A。
wal-lop-ing/'wDlapir)； /V/4mf'wa:l-/ noun, adj. {informat)
■
mn/w [usual lysing*] 1 a heavy
defeat 大政；惨政：Our
team got a reaZ waZZopi’n总〖ast weefc. ■队上皇■知一败涂
地。2 an act of hitting sb very hard
several times， often as
a punishment (连续）痛打，狠揍
■
tw/y. [only before noun] very big 粮大的；巨大的：They had to pay a waHop啦great^ne.他的不得禾缴一大笔罚
款。
waMow /'wDlau; NAmE 'wailou/
verb, noun
■
verfc [V] ~ (in
sth) 1 (of large animals or people 大动物或
X) to lie and roll about in
water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure (为保持凉爽或嬉戏在烂泥、水里）打 滚，翻滚：hippos
waHowing in the ri'ver在河里打滚的
、河马He Zoves to.waHow fn a hot
bath a_/iter a game. 祕在比赛后喜欢泡个热水澡。2 (often
iteflppraW/7g) to enjoy sth that causes you pleasure 沉湎；故纵：She
vraHowed in the hm/ry o/tfte hoteL “沉湎于旅tk豪华奢
侈的享乐之中。to waHow
fn despafr/se〖/-pffy (= to think about your unhappy feelings all the
time and seem to be enjoying them)陷入绝望；顾影自怜
Bfioan [sing.] an act of wallowing (忐痤M或;^里的）打 滚嬉戏，翻滚：pigs hav/ng a wdiow in the mud 在烂成 中打滚p猪
'wall painting nou/7 a
picture painted straight onto the surface of a wall 壁画 wall-paper /'wo:lpeip0(r)/7?ot/n, verb
■
[uj 1 thick paper, often with a pattern on it，used
for covering the walls and ceiling, of a room.壁泣；墙 纸：vmHpaperpaste 贴壁纸用的糨糊◊
a roH o/waHpaper 一卷壁遠◊
to hang waHpaper |占—纸 2 (compw汾计） the
background pattern or picture that you choose to have on your computer screen 壁纸；桌面背景
■
verb (also paper) [VN, V] to put wallpaper onto the walls of a room往(屋里墙上;）W壁纸
'wall plug noun = Rawlplug
'Wall
Street noun [U] the
'wall tent noun {NAm^) = frame tent .wall-to-'wall
adj. [only before noun] 1 covering the floor of a room completely 覆盖整个地板的：waH-to-waH carpets/carpeting 铺满整个地板向遍毯 2
continuous; happening or existing all the time or every- where连续的；无时不在的;到处存在的：waH-to-waZZ 7Vsports coverage连续的电视体育报道
wally /'wDli; NAmE 'wa:li/ noun {pi. -ies) (BrE, informal) a stupid person傻瓜;笨蛋;，白痴 wal-nut
/'woilnAt/ noun 1 [C]
the light brown nut of the walnut tree that has a rough surface and a hard
round shell in two halves 核桃；胡桃一picture c> nut 2 (also ’walnut tree) [C】the
tree on *which walnuts grow 核桃
树；胡桃树 5 [U] the brown wood of the
walnut tree, used in making furniture 核杉匕木;■胡桃木
wal-rus /'woilras/
noun an animal like a large seal (= a sea animal with thick fur, that eats fish and lives around coasts),
that has two long outer teeth called tusks and lives in Arctic regions 海象（形似海豹，獠牙
较长，栖息在北极海域）一picture o seal ,walrus mou'stache noun (informal) a long thick moustache that hangs down on each side of the mouth海象胡子（浓密且两端下垂的唇上长胡须.）
Walter
Mitty /,wo:lt9(r)
'miti/ noun a person who imagines that their life is full of excitement and
adventures when it is in fact just ordinary 幻想多彩生