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walls

/wɔːlz/ /wɔlz/

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noun

城墙, 围墙

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

Examples :

"The old city had strong walls to protect it from enemies. "

这座古城有坚固的城墙，保护它免受敌人的侵袭。

architecture military building

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城墙，围墙

A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.

Examples :

"The town wall was surrounded by a moat."

城镇的城墙外环绕着护城河。

architecture building structure military

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noun

墙壁，墙。

Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.

Examples :

"The artist painted a mural on the walls of the school hallway. "

艺术家在学校走廊的墙壁上画了一幅壁画。

architecture structure building

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noun

绝境，困境.

A point of desperation.

Examples :

"Facing eviction and with no job prospects, Maria felt the walls closing in, a point of desperation where she didn't know where to turn. "

面对驱逐和毫无工作前景，玛丽亚感到四面楚歌，走到了绝境，不知道该何去何从。

situation suffering mind

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穷途末路，绝境

A point of defeat or extinction.

Examples :

"After facing several rejections for the promotion, he felt he had hit the walls in his career path. "

在连续几次升职被拒后，他觉得自己在职业道路上已经走到了穷途末路。

outcome achievement

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墙壁，屏障

An impediment to free movement.

Examples :

"A wall of police officers met the protesters before they reached the capitol steps."

在抗议者抵达国会台阶前，一道人墙般的警察阻挡了他们的去路。

architecture structure building

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noun

篱眼蝶

A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera).

Examples :

"While hiking in the meadow, I spotted several walls flitting between the wildflowers. "

在草地上徒步时，我看到好几只篱眼蝶在野花间飞舞。

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墙壁，围墙

(often in combination) A barrier.

Examples :

"a seawall; a firewall"

海堤；防火墙

architecture building material structure

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noun

墙壁，围墙

A barrier to vision.

Examples :

"The tall walls blocked our view of the ocean. "

高高的围墙挡住了我们看海的视线。

architecture building property

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墙壁，墙垣

Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.

Examples :

"a wall of sound; a wall of water"

震耳欲聋的音浪；倾泻而下的水墙

architecture building material structure

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壁，内壁.

A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.

Examples :

"The doctor pointed to the diagram and explained how the walls of the heart chambers help pump blood efficiently. "

医生指着图表解释了心脏腔室的内壁如何帮助有效地泵血。

anatomy organ physiology body medicine architecture structure building

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noun

托儿, 假拍者.

(auction) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction.

Examples :

"The auction house was fined for using walls to artificially inflate the bidding on the antique clock, driving up the price for unsuspecting buyers. "

这家拍卖行因为使用托儿来人为抬高古董钟的竞拍价格，从而坑骗不知情的买家，被处以罚款。

business finance commerce

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坚壁医生，吝啬医生

A doctor who tries to admit as few patients as possible.

Examples :

"Dr. Lee, known as "walls" by the nurses, always tries to treat patients in the clinic instead of admitting them to the hospital. "

李医生被护士们称为“坚壁医生”，总是尽量在诊所里治疗病人，而不是让他们住院。

medicine person job

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人墙

A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.

Examples :

"The team formed walls to block the free kick from going into the goal. "

这支队伍筑起了人墙，以阻挡那个任意球射入球门。

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留言墙，涂鸦墙

A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.

Examples :

""Sarah checks her social media walls every morning to see what her friends have posted." "

萨拉每天早上都会查看她的社交媒体留言墙，看看朋友们都发了些什么。

internet computing communication

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verb

筑墙，围墙。

To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

Examples :

"He walled the study with books."

他用书把书房围得像墙一样。

architecture building

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verb

煮，沸腾.

Examples :

"The laundry walls in the pot all morning, so the smell permeated the whole house. "

衣服在锅里煮了一上午，所以气味弥漫了整个房子。

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verb

涌出，冒出

To well, as water; spring.

Examples :

"Tears walls in her eyes whenever she remembers her lost pet. "

每当她想起失去的宠物，她的眼睛里就会涌出泪水。

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泉水，水源。

A spring of water.

Examples :

"While hiking in the desert, we were relieved to find walls near the base of the mountain, providing us with much-needed fresh water. "

在沙漠里徒步时，我们在山脚附近发现了泉水，这让我们如释重负，这些泉水给我们提供了非常需要的新鲜水源。

nature geology environment

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墙结，三重冠结

A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.

Examples :

"The sailor carefully tied walls at the end of the rope to prevent it from fraying. "

水手小心地在绳子的末端打了墙结，以防止绳子磨损。

nautical technical

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打墙结

To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope).

Examples :

"The climber needed to walls the end of the rope before starting the descent. "

登山者在开始下降之前需要打墙结把绳子末端处理好。