wall
英[w??l]
美[w?l]
- n. 墻壁，圍墻；似墻之物
- vt. 用墻圍住，圍以墻
- adj. 墻壁的
- n. (Wall)人名；(英)沃爾；(德、芬、捷、瑞典)瓦爾
英英釋意
- 1. an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure;
- "the south wall had a small window"
- "the walls were covered with pictures"
- 2. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes;
- "they stormed the ramparts of the city"
- "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
- 3. anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect;
- "a wall of water"
- "a wall of smoke"
- "a wall of prejudice"
- "negotiations ran into a brick wall"
- 4. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden);
- "the wall followed the road"
- "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
- 5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure;
- "stomach walls"
- 6. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
- 7. a layer of material that encloses space;
- "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"
- "the container's walls were blue"
- 8. a difficult or awkward situation;
- "his back was to the wall"
- "competition was pushing them to the wall"