英:[ˈwɔ:lflaʊə(r)]
美:[ˈwɔlˌflaʊɚ]
英:[ˈwɔ:lflaʊə(r)]
美:[ˈwɔlˌflaʊɚ]
wall·flow·er
wawl flaU r
复数:wallflowers
1570年代,一种在花园中栽培的开花植物,原产于南欧,在古老的墙壁和岩石地带生长,源自 wall(名词)和 flower(名词)。俚语意义上的“派对上坐在墙边的女人,通常是因为没有伴侣”首次记录于1820年。
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The first known use of wallflower was in 1577
wall1 of 2noun
a structure (as of brick or stone) meant to enclose or shut off a spaceespecially: a side of a room or building
something resembling a wallespecially: something that acts as a barrier or defense
a tariff wall
a layer of material that encloses space the walls of a container
the heart wall
wall2 of 2verb
to provide, separate, or surround with or as if with a wall
wall in the garden
to close off an opening with or as if with a wall
wall up a door
wallpapernoun
decorative paper for covering the walls of a room
wallow1 of 2verb
to roll about in or as if in deep mud
elephants wallowing in the river
to devote or indulge oneself entirely
to become or remain helpless
allowed them to wallow in their ignorance
wallow2 of 2noun
an act of wallowing
a muddy or dust-filled area where animals wallow
wallow1 of 2verb
to roll about in or as if in deep mud
elephants wallowing in the river
to devote or indulge oneself entirely
to become or remain helpless
allowed them to wallow in their ignorance
wallow2 of 2noun
an act of wallowing
a muddy or dust-filled area where animals wallow
wallop1 of 2noun
a powerful blow or impact
the ability to hit hard
wallop2 of 2verb
to beat thoroughly : trounce
to hit with force : sock
wall1 of 2noun
a structure (as of brick or stone) meant to enclose or shut off a spaceespecially: a side of a room or building
something resembling a wallespecially: something that acts as a barrier or defense
a tariff wall
a layer of material that encloses space the walls of a container
the heart wall
wall2 of 2verb
to provide, separate, or surround with or as if with a wall
wall in the garden
to close off an opening with or as if with a wall
wall up a door
wallflowernoun
a person who from shyness or unpopularity remains alone (as at a dance)
1 Step forward to dance, Mary, don't be a wallflower.
走出来跳舞,玛丽,不要当“壁”花。
2 I wasn’t a wallflower anymore; I wasn’t that girl they could just ignore and push aside and laugh at.
3 Willowy and seductive, with a deep voice and a contagious smile, Ms. Dvorovenko is no wallflower.
4 Thee wallflower is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.
墙馢花之所以叫墙花,是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长,以便有所依附。
5 Mr. Lerman, 19, a Beverly Hills High student and natural showbiz type who religiously watches “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” prepared for his wallflower part by going Method.
6 The archetype comes in many disguises — the wallflower, the spinster, the governess, the single mom — but always with one sad claim: Love is not in her cards.
7 This time I skulked around the hospital room like an overdressed wallflower — an overeager mistress.
8 The pajama party that has been going on in fashion sure looks like fun, but for proud wallflowers the look can be as intimidating as a velvet rope.
9 Imagine John McEnroe's color commentary on this dream scenario of two amorous bees circling a socially insecure wallflower.
10 But I never go dancing if I don't have a partner because I don't want to be a wallflower.
但是,在没有伙伴的时候,我从来不去跳舞,因为我不要参加舞会而又坐在那里不跳舞。
11 Don’t wallflower: Wear your headwraps, chunky jewelry and loudest kicks — or shop for them at the festival’s indie designer bazaar — and expect to be snapped by photographers for Elle or Essence.
12 Q. You describe yourself as a conservative Republican and a wallflower.
13 She has since made My Week With Marilyn, due out later this year, and The Perks Of Being a Wallflower.
休学后她拍摄了电影《我与梦露的一周》,电影将在今年年底上影,另外还拍摄了电影《壁花男孩》。
14 No wallflower, Dickey reveled in the attention “Deliverance” brought him.
15 Some of them were just wallflowers, and some of them took a much more active role.
16 I was something of a wallflower; I was terribly shy.
我算是朵墙花,因为我特别害羞。
17 “It’s been exhilarating watching individuals go from quiet wallflowers to very energized, saying hello, learning how to greet you professionally,” Pinch-Keeler says.
18 In the midst of a wedding reception, we are introduced to two non-dancing wallflowers.
19 As we sat in a kitschy, all-gold V.I.P. room in the bowels of Studio 54, she described herself, counterintuitively, as a wallflower: “Even in my own life. I talk about myself behind my back.”
20 McInerny gives an especially strong performance as Sam’s dependable sister — a wallflower who delivers the most incendiary line of the play.
1 香罗兰
2 桂竹香
3 十字花科
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