英语词汇“wall”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

wallnoun

uk/wɔːl/us/wɑːl/

A1 [ C ] a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something:

The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say.

The walls look a bit bare - can't we put some pictures up?

We had to climb over a ten-foot wall to get into the garden.

The Berlin Wall came down in 1989.

[ C ] any outer part of a hollow structure in the body:

the wall of the uterus/stomach

an artery wall

[ C ] a mass of people or things formed in such a way that you cannot get through or past them:

The demonstrators formed a solid wall to stop the police from getting past them.

[ C ] in football, a row of players who stand ten yards away from where a free kick is taken in order to make scoring directly from the free kick more difficult:

Rooney curved the free kick past the Newcastle defensive wall and inside the far post.

[ S ] literary a large, powerful, usually fast moving mass of something:

After the rains, the houses were washed away by a wall of mud/water.

[ S ] a way of feeling or behaving that completely prevents two groups of people from communicating with or understanding each other:

There is a wall of mistrust between the two groups.

More examples

Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall.
The east wall of the mosque is covered with a beautiful mosaic.
The fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of an era.
The walls are constructed of concrete.
The paint on the outside walls has weathered badly.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls

alcove
balcony
baseboard
cavity wall
chimney breast
cubbyhole
damp course
drystone wall
moulding
niche
pebbledash
plasterboard
recess
sconce
siding
skirting board
stall
wallboard
walled
woodwork

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Substances & structures in the body

Groups of people

Masses and large amounts of things

Difficult things and people

Idiom(s)

drive sb up the wall

go to the wall

hit the wall

off the wall

walls have ears

单词	wall
释义	English American Business wallnoun uk/wɔːl/us/wɑːl/ A1 [ C ] a vertical structure, often made of stone or brick, that divides or surrounds something: The walls in this apartment are so thin you can hear just about every word the neighbours say. The walls look a bit bare - can't we put some pictures up? We had to climb over a ten-foot wall to get into the garden. The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. [ C ] any outer part of a hollow structure in the body: the wall of the uterus/stomach an artery wall [ C ] a mass of people or things formed in such a way that you cannot get through or past them: The demonstrators formed a solid wall to stop the police from getting past them. [ C ] in football, a row of players who stand ten yards away from where a free kick is taken in order to make scoring directly from the free kick more difficult: Rooney curved the free kick past the Newcastle defensive wall and inside the far post. [ S ] literary a large, powerful, usually fast moving mass of something: After the rains, the houses were washed away by a wall of mud/water. [ S ] a way of feeling or behaving that completely prevents two groups of people from communicating with or understanding each other: There is a wall of mistrust between the two groups. More examples Books on every conceivable subject lined one wall. The east wall of the mosque is covered with a beautiful mosaic. The fall of the Berlin wall marked the end of an era. The walls are constructed of concrete. The paint on the outside walls has weathered badly. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls alcove balcony baseboard cavity wall chimney breast cubbyhole damp course drystone wall moulding niche pebbledash plasterboard recess sconce siding skirting board stall wallboard walled woodwork See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Substances & structures in the body Groups of people Masses and large amounts of things Difficult things and people Idiom(s) drive sb up the wall go to the wall hit the wall off the wall walls have ears wallnoun [ C ] us/wɔl/ a vertical structure that divides or encloses something: The walls of the fortress were more than eighteen inches thick. We’d like the walls painted white. A wall of people or things is a mass of them formed in such a way that you cannot get through or past them: wallnoun [ C ] uk/wɔːl/us go to the wall UK informal if a business goes to the wall, it goes bankrupt: After twelve months of big losses, the company went to the wall. See also Chinese wall hit the wall party wall
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