wall

Danh từ

tường, bức tường

the old town on the hill had a wall right round it

thị trấn cổ trên đồi có tường bao quanh

hang the picture on the wall opposite the window

treo bức tranh lên tường đối diện với cửa sổ

the investigators were confronted by a wall of silence

(nghĩa bóng) các nhà điều tra đụng phải một bức tường im lặng

thành, vách (của một cấu trúc rỗng ở sinh vật)

the abdominal wall

thành bụng

the wall of an artery

thành động mạch

bang one's head against a brick wall

xem head

a fly on the wall

xem fly

have one's back to the wall

xem back

a hole in the wall

xem hole

to the wall

vào một tình thế khó khăn tuyệt vọng; vào chân tường

several firms have gone to the wall recently

mới đây nhiều hãng đã bị dồn vào chân tường (bị phá sản)

up the wall

điên đầu

walls have ears

tai vách mạch rừng

be careful what you say, even the walls have ears

hãy cẩn thận những gì anh nói, tai vách mạch rừng

the writing on the wall

xem writing

Động từ

xây tường bao quanh, xây thành bao quanh

a walled garden

vườn có tường bao quanh

a walled town

một thị trấn có thành bao quanh

wall something in (off)

ngăn cách bằng tường

part of the yard had been walled off

một phần sân đã bị ngăn cách bằng tường

wall something up

xây bít lại

a walled-up door

cái cửa được xây bít lại

* Các từ tương tự:
Wall Street, wall-bars, wall-eye, wall-eyed, wall-lamp, wall-newspaper, wall-painting, wall-plate, wall-stone
noun

plural walls

[count] a structure of brick, stone, etc., that surrounds an area or separates one area from another

A stone wall marks off their property.

the Great Wall of China

the walls of the ancient city - often used figuratively

The wave was like a wall of water.

The police formed a human wall around him.

His suggestion was met with a wall of silence. [=was met with complete silence]

a wall of sound

He built an emotional wall [=barrier] around himself. - see also climbing wall, fire wall, retaining wall, seawall

the structure that forms the side of a room or building

She hung posters on the walls of her room.

This apartment building has thin walls, and you can hear everything your neighbors say.

A lot has happened inside these four walls. [=inside this room]

Lower your voice and be careful what you say. The walls have ears. [=other people could be listening to what you say]

the outer layer of something that is hollow (such as a part of the body or of a plant)

plant cell walls

Muscles in the abdominal wall help protect organs.

back is to/against the wall

xem back

climbing the walls

xem climb

drive (someone) up a/the wall

informal :to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy

Your constant tapping is driving me up the wall!

Her voice drives me up a wall. [=her voice is very annoying to me]

fly on the wall

xem fly

go to the wall

informal

US :to make every possible effort to achieve something, to win, etc.

He's prepared to go to the wall to defend his beliefs.

Brit :to fail because of a lack of money

a company that has gone to the wall

hit a/the wall

informal :to reach a point at which you find it very difficult or impossible to continue

He worked late every day and took frequent business trips for several years before he finally hit the wall.

They seem to have hit the wall in terms of new ideas.

Her tennis career hit a wall after the injury.

the writing/handwriting is on the wall

or see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall - used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon

I haven't lost my job yet, but the writing is on the wall: my company just laid off 50 more people today.

No one told him he was going to be fired, but he could see the writing on the wall.

up against a/the wall

informal :in a very bad position or situation

The team was up against a wall in the first half of the game.

verb

walls; walled; walling

wall in

[phrasal verb]

wall (something) in or wall in (something) :to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall

The school grounds are walled in.

They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.

wall off

[phrasal verb]

wall (something) off or wall off (something) :to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall

The school walled off the playground from the parking lot.

wall up

[phrasal verb]

wall (something) up or wall up (something) :to close off (an opening) by filling it with stone, brick, etc.

They walled up the doorway of the abandoned house.

wall (someone) up or wall up (someone) :to keep (someone) as a prisoner in an enclosed space

He was walled up in the tower. [=was locked inside the tower]

* Các từ tương tự:
wall painting, Wall Street, wallaby, wallboard, walled, wallet, walleye, wallflower, wall-mounted
noun

Marcie built round herself a wall of resentment which no one could penetrate

screen

partition

divider

enclosure

separator

bulkhead

barrier

obstruction

obstacle

impediment

block

fence

It was questionable whether the walls would withstand the cannon-balls

barricade

fortification

protection

bulwark

breastwork

embankment

rampart

palisade

stockade

The constant caterwauling from the next flat is driving me up the wall

drive up the wall

drive crazy or insane or mad

madden

exasperate

derange

try

irritate

infuriate

enrage

Unicold went to the wall because of increased costs and decreased sales

go to the wall

fail

collapse

be ruined

face ruin

go bankrupt

lose everything

Colloq go broke

go under

fold (up)

Slang go bust

verb

A bricklayer was hired to wall up the openings where the windows had been

Often

wall up or off

enclose

partition (off)

close (off)

brick up

immure

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