| 单词 | the wall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasThe Wall g. The Wall: elliptical for Wailing Wall n. at wailing n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1895 J. Smith Pilgrimage to Palestine xvi. 219 The ‘Wailing Place of the Jews’..is situated a little to the north... High overhead towered the..stones of the Temple Wall..with the Wall itself..rising to a height of 60 feet... There, with their faces to the wall—kissing the stones,..or joining in a loud chorus of lamentation..stood a long row of Jews. 1928 Western or Wailing Wall in Jerusalem 6 in Parl. Papers 1928–9 (Cmd. 3229) XV. 105 His Majesty's Government regard it as their duty..to maintain the established Jewish right of access to the pavement in front of the Wall for the purposes of their devotions. 1967 C. Potok Chosen xii. 198 He died while praying at the Wall for the Messiah to come and redeem his people. 1973 Guardian 21 June 2/7 The present intention is to link the Wall with the historic ‘upper city’ (now the Jewish Quarter). The Wall h. The Wall: elliptical for Berlin Wall, the wall surrounding West Berlin and separating it from communist East Berlin and the rest of East Germany (erected in 1961 and torn down in 1989). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition or fact of being interjacent > [noun] > that which is interjacent > and separates two things > a partition > specific international iron curtain1920 The Wall1961 1961 Daily Progress (Charlottesville, Va.) 20 Oct. 1/1 Here in Berlin communism has created one of the ugliest and most depressing sights on the face of the globe. It is The Wall—the wall of death, the new concrete curtain of communism. 1964 Ann. Reg. 1963 225 It was stated that 1,283,918 had crossed the Wall by the time it closed on 5 January 1964. 1977 G. Markstein Chance Awakening lxxviii. 243 My father had his legs blown off..when he tried to flee over the Wall. to the wall c. to the wall: see quot. 1883. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [phrase] > breadth in reference to pillar size to the wall1883 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Wall (‘To the Wall’) (North of Eng.). A term signifying breadth, in reference to the size of pillars in the system of working known as Pillar and Stall. the wall the wall: the point of onset of extreme fatigue reached by long-distance and marathon runners, at which the body's stores of energy are virtually exhausted. Frequently in to hit the wall. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [noun] > specific breathlessness1612 overfatigue1727 standstill1788 footsoreness1849 heat exhaustion1861 staleness1868 burn-out1903 chronic fatigue1908 driver fatigue1922 bonk1952 the wall1974 the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > become weary or exhausted [verb (intransitive)] > specific forfare1393 forlie1423 to blow outc1440 flakec1500 to break one's brain, mind, wind1598 stress1756 to hit the wall1974 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > race (a race) [verb (transitive)] > reach the point of extreme fatigue to hit the wall1974 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > [noun] > course or track > parts of run-in1799 quarter-stretch1830 home run1833 hurdle1833 back stretch1839 home stretch1841 straight1846 last lap1848 straightaway1878 home straight1880 stretch1895 back-straight1905 the wall1974 1974 Marathon Handbk. 22 More commonly, the collapse point is called ‘the wall’ (which one runs into). 1977 J. F. Fixx Compl. Bk. Running viii. 99 ‘In thirty-five marathons,’ Nina Kuscsik told me, ‘I've never hit the wall. I get tired, but I can always keep going.’ 1984 Runner (U.S.) Oct. 144/1 It was his first marathon... At 20 miles he was wondering where the wall was, but he never found it. 1988 Road Racing & Training 87/2 I hit no perceptible ‘wall’ during the last few miles but I experienced a dull ache in my stomach. < as lemmas |
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