wall

noun

1. 城墙；围墙
   a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land
   1. The fields were divided by stone walls.
      这些田地由石墙分隔。
   2. He sat on the wall and watched the others playing.
      他坐在墙头上看别人玩耍。
2. 墙；壁；墙壁
   any of the vertical sides of a building or room
   1. I'm going to paint the walls white and the ceiling pink.
      我打算把墙壁刷成白色，把天花板刷成粉红色。
   2. Hang the picture on the wall opposite the window.
      把这张画挂在对着窗的墙上。
   3. She leaned against the wall.
      她倚靠着墙。
3. 屏障；隔阂；壁垒
   something that forms a barrier or stops you from making progress
   1. The boat struck a solid wall of water.
      船撞上一道水幕。
   2. The investigators were confronted by a wall of silence .
      调查人员碰了壁，问谁谁都默不作声。
4. （身体器官或动植物细胞等的）外壁
   the outer layer of sth hollow such as an organ of the body or a cell of an animal or a plant
   1. the abdominal wall
      腹腔壁
   2. the wall of an artery
      动脉血管壁

verb

1. 用墙把…围住
   to surround an area, a town, etc. with a wall or walls
   1. a walled city
      有城墙的城市

1. N-COUNT 墙;墙壁
   A wall is one of the vertical sides of a building or room.
   1. Kathryn leaned against the wall of the church...
      凯瑟琳倚靠在教堂的墙上。
   2. The bedroom walls would be painted light blue...
      卧室的墙壁会被漆成浅蓝色。
   3. She checked the wall clock.
      她对了对墙上的钟。
2. N-COUNT (石或砖砌成的)围墙，隔墙
   A wall is a long narrow vertical structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land.
   1. He sat on the wall in the sun...
      他坐在墙上晒太阳。
   2. The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high.
      井台只有12英寸高。
3. N-COUNT (中空物体的)壁，内壁
   The wall of something that is hollow is its side.
   1. He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box.
      他用手指摸了摸盒子的内壁。
4. N-COUNT 屏障;堆成墙的大量物品
   A wall of something is a large amount of it forming a high vertical barrier.
   1. She gazed at the wall of books...
      她目不转睛地盯着书墙。
   2. I was just hit by a wall of water.
      我刚撞上了一堵水墙。
5. N-COUNT 障碍;隔阂;壁垒
   You can describe something as a wall of a particular kind when it acts as a barrier and prevents people from understanding something.
   1. The police say they met the usual wall of silence...
      警方称他们像往常一样碰了壁，没人吭气。
   2. Despite its prevalence, schizophrenia has existed behind a wall of secrecy for years.
      尽管精神分裂症患者为数众多，但多年来这种病一直被捂着掩着。
6. See also: cavity wall dry-stone wall fly-on-the-wall hole-in-the-wall off-the-wall retaining wall sea wall stonewall wall-to-wall
7. PHRASE 碰壁;徒劳
   If you say that you are banging your head against a wall, you are emphasizing that you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something.
   1. I appealed for help but felt I was always banging my head against a wall...
      我寻求帮助，却发现自己处处碰壁。
   2. I wondered if I was banging my head against a brick wall.
      我怀疑自己是不是在把鸡蛋往石头上碰，徒劳无益。
8. PHRASE 处于困境（或绝境);走投无路
   If you have your back to the wall, you are in a very difficult situation and can see no way out of it.
   1. Their threat to hire replacement workers has the union with its back to the wall.
      他们威胁说要雇用替工，这使工会陷入了困境。
9. PHRASE (感到)十分沮丧（或紧张、焦虑）
   If you say that you are climbing the walls, you are emphasizing that you feel very frustrated, nervous, or anxious.
   1. Sitting at home would only have had him climbing the walls with frustration.
      呆在家里只会让他沮丧得抓狂。
10. PHRASE 把…逼得发疯；逼得…受不了
    If you say that something or someone is driving you up the wall, you are emphasizing that they annoy and irritate you.
    1. The heat is driving me up the wall...
       炎热快把我逼疯了。
    2. I sang in the bath and drove my parents up the wall.
       我在浴室里唱歌，我父母快受不了了。
11. PHRASE 破产;(生意)失败
    If a person or company goes to the wall, they lose all their money and their business fails.
    1. Even quite big companies are going to the wall these days.
       现如今甚至有些大公司也濒临破产。
12. fly on the wall → see: fly

1. The study was lined from floor to ceiling on every wall with bookcases.
   书房的四面墙都摆满了书架，从地板一直到天花板。
2. The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror
   墙上唯一的装饰是几支蜡烛和一面镜子。
3. He drilled into the wall of Lili's bedroom
   他在莉莉卧室的墙上钻了个孔。
4. I did fight him, I punched him but it was like hitting a wall
   我确实和他打了起来，我挥拳向他猛击，但就像打在墙上一样。
5. He used a hammer and chisel to chip away at the wall.
   他用榔头和凿子铲墙。
6. Cracks appeared in the wall and a door jammed shut
   墙上出现了裂缝，一扇门卡住打不开了。
7. Ceiling and wall lights can operate independently
   吊灯和壁灯可单独开关。
8. He spray-painted his name on the wall.
   他把自己的名字用喷漆喷在了墙上。
9. Her car swerved off the road into a 6ft high brick wall
   她的车突然转向冲出了马路，撞向6英尺高的一面砖墙。
10. Kathryn leaned against the wall of the church
    凯瑟琳倚靠在教堂的墙上。
11. The bedroom walls would be painted light blue
    卧室的墙壁会被漆成浅蓝色。
12. She checked the wall clock.
    她对了对墙上的钟。
13. He sat on the wall in the sun
    他坐在墙上晒太阳。
14. The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high.
    井台只有12英寸高。
15. He ran his fingers along the inside walls of the box.
    他用手指摸了摸盒子的内壁。
16. She gazed at the wall of books
    她目不转睛地盯着书墙。
17. I was just hit by a wall of water.
    我刚撞上了一堵水墙。
18. The police say they met the usual wall of silence
    警方称他们像往常一样碰了壁，没人吭气。
19. Despite its prevalence, schizophrenia has existed behind a wall of secrecy for years.
    尽管精神分裂症患者为数众多，但多年来这种病一直被捂着掩着。
20. I appealed for help but felt I was always banging my head against a wall
    我寻求帮助，却发现自己处处碰壁。
21. I wondered if I was banging my head against a brick wall.
    我怀疑自己是不是在把鸡蛋往石头上碰，徒劳无益。
22. Their threat to hire replacement workers has the union with its back to the wall.
    他们威胁说要雇用替工，这使工会陷入了困境。
23. Sitting at home would only have had him climbing the walls with frustration.
    呆在家里只会让他沮丧得抓狂。
24. The heat is driving me up the wall
    炎热快把我逼疯了。
25. I sang in the bath and drove my parents up the wall.
    我在浴室里唱歌，我父母快受不了了。
26. Even quite big companies are going to the wall these days.
    现如今甚至有些大公司也濒临破产。
27. The paint on the wall has peeled off.
    墙上涂料已剥落了。
28. The wall has fallen.
    墙坍了。
29. The wall collapsed [ fell in].
    墙塌了。
30. The house is joined ( on) to the one next door by the wall.
    这所房子和隔壁那一间房子的墙壁相连。

  wall fence hedge wire netting【导航词义：围墙】

  wall n. 墙，围墙

〔辨析〕指为了分隔、围绕或防卫某一区域而用石头、砖头等建起的院墙或城墙。

  fence n. 围栏，栅栏

〔辨析〕通常指用木头、铁丝等做成的隔栏，把地块、房院等与外界隔离开。

  hedge n. 树篱

〔辨析〕通常用低矮的灌木或树构成，用于分隔地块、园子等。

  wire netting n. 〈英〉铁丝网，金属丝网

〔辨析〕尤用于修建围栏，与美国英语的 wire mesh 同义。

wall sth↔in

1. 把（人或东西）围到屏障等里面
   to surround sth/sb with a wall or barrier
   1. The fields were divided by stone walls.
      这些田地由石墙分隔。
   2. He sat on the wall and watched the others playing.
      他坐在墙头上看别人玩耍。

wall sth↔off

1. 用墙把…隔开
   to separate one place or area from another with a wall
   1. The boat struck a solid wall of water.
      船撞上一道水幕。
   2. The investigators were confronted by a wall of silence .
      调查人员碰了壁，问谁谁都默不作声。

wall sb↔up

1. 把…关在大墙后；监禁
   to keep sb as a prisoner behind walls

wall sth↔up

1. （用墙、砖等把通路）堵住，封死
   to fill an opening with a wall, bricks, etc. so that you can no longer use it

n.

go to the wall

• （因缺少资金）走投无路，失败，破产，陷于绝境
  to fail because of lack of money

off the wall

• 奇妙的；有点儿出格的
  unusual and amusing; slightly crazy
  1. Some of his ideas are really off the wall.
     他有些想法真是十分新奇。
  2. off-the-wall ideas
     奇妙的想法

up the wall

• 发狂；愤怒
  crazy or angry
  1. That noise is driving me up the wall.
     那噪音让我都快疯了。
  2. I mustn't be late or Dad will go up the wall.
     我不能晚了，否则爸爸会发脾气的。

walls have ears

• 隔墙有耳
  used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening

have your back to the wall

• 处于背水一战的境地；没有退路
  to be in a difficult situation in which you are forced to do sth but are unable to make the choices that you would like

be bouncing off the walls

• 精力充沛得待不住；激动得难以平静
  to be so full of energy or so excited that you cannot keep still

a fly on the wall

• 不为人觉察的观察者
  a person who watches others without being noticed
  1. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he tells her the news.
     他把这消息告诉她时，我想悄悄在旁观看。
  2. fly-on-the-wall documentaries (= in which people are filmed going about their normal lives as if the camera were not there)
     纪实影片

these four walls

• （用于叮嘱保守秘密）到此为止
  used when you are talking about keeping sth secret
  1. Don't let this go further than these four walls (= Don't tell anyone else who is not in the room now) .
     走出屋外这事就不要再谈了。

the handwriting on the wall

the handwriting on the wall

be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall

• 用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机
  to keep trying to do sth that will never be successful
  1. Trying to reason with them was like banging my head against a brick wall.
     试图和他们讲道理只是白费口舌。

the writing is on the wall

see the writing on the wall

• （看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆
  used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that sth is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure
  1. It is amazing that not one of them saw the writing on the wall.
     令人吃惊的是他们就没有一个人看出大难临头的预兆。

noun

1. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
   1. they stormed the ramparts of the city
   2. they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down

   Synonym:    rampartbulwark

2. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
   1. the south wall had a small window
   2. the walls were covered with pictures

3. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
   1. the wall followed the road
   2. he ducked behind the garden wall and waited

4. a layer of material that encloses space
   1. the walls of the cylinder were perforated
   2. the container's walls were blue

5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
   1. stomach walls

   Synonym:    paries

6. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
   1. a wall of water
   2. a wall of smoke
   3. a wall of prejudice
   4. negotiations ran into a brick wall

7. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

8. a difficult or awkward situation
   1. his back was to the wall
   2. competition was pushing them to the wall

verb

1. surround with a wall in order to fortify

   Synonym:    palisadefencefence insurround