wall

[US]/wɔːl/
[UK]/wɔːl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 墙壁,围墙
vt. 用墙围住
adj. 墙壁的
Word Forms
第三人称单数walls
现在分词walling
过去式walled
复数walls
过去分词walled

Phrases & Collocations

brick wall

砖墙

climb the wall

爬墙

broken wall

破墙

paint the wall

刷墙

stone wall

石墙

great wall

万里长城;中国长城计算机集团公司

wall street

华尔街(美国纽约)

on the wall

在墙上;在流浪

wall in

vt. 筑墙围住

wall thickness

壁厚;墙厚;铸壁厚度

curtain wall

幕墙;护墙

thin wall

薄壁

retaining wall

挡土墙,拥壁;护岸

shear wall

剪力墙;抗震墙,耐震壁;风力墙

cell wall

细胞壁,胞壁;格式壁

wall rock

n. [矿]围岩

against the wall

倚着墙,靠墙

inner wall

内壁;内衬墙

wall street journal

华尔街日报

off the wall

[美俚]荒诞的;疯狂的;本能的;即兴的

side wall

侧壁,侧墙;鞋边墙

exterior wall

外墙

outer wall

外墙

external wall

外墙;外堤

pipe wall

管壁

Example Sentences

wall-to-wall people at the reception.

招待会上所有的人

a wall of sound.

音壁。

a wall of silence.

无声的墙。

the wall of the stomach.

胃壁。

the wall of the garden

花园的围墙

offices with wall-to-wall carpeting.

全铺上地毯的办公室。

a wall of silence; a wall of fog.

死寂;雾障

on the wall above the altar.

在祭坛上方的墙上。

the walls are peeling.

这些墙皮在剥落。

the eastern wall of the valley.

峡谷东面的峭壁。

The wall is out of the perpendicular.

这墙有些倾斜。

scale the wall by a ladder

用梯攀登越墙

the Great Wall of China

中国万里长城

Real-world Examples

At one school near the front, childish drawings adorn the wall.

在一所靠近前线的学校里,稚嫩的绘画装饰着墙壁。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Builders erected these walls for protection from invasion by those from the north.

筑建长城是为了抵御北方少数民族的入侵。

Source: Travel around the world

Procrastination is like building a wall around your goals.

拖延就像在你的目标周围筑起一堵墙。

Source: Science in Life

The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls.

障碍包括大型混凝土墙,并在其旁边设立警卫塔。

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

We have cleared the wall. Approaching target.

我们已经通过围墙 接近目标。

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Goldenrod and asters fringed the mossy walls.

黄菊花和紫苑点缀着生满苔藓的墙壁。

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

You had to prime this wall first.

你应该先刷底漆才对。

Source: Lost Girl Season 05

They're fast, they zip around and they crawl up walls.

它们到处爬,速度极快,攀岩走壁不在话下。

Source: VOA Daily Standard April 2018 Collection

Studio means that there are no walls inside.

单间公寓意味着里面没有墙壁。

Source: IELTS Speaking Preparation Guide

Ted, you're going to hit the wall!

泰德,你快要撞墙了!

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

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