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a long, solid structure that rises straight up from the ground, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land 城墙；围墙；隔墙 to build a wall 筑围墙 a brick/concrete wall 砖墙/混凝土墙 The fields were divided by stone walls. 这些田地由石墙分隔。 He sat on the wall and watched the others playing. 他坐在墙头上看别人玩耍。 The enemy set up camp just outside the city walls. 敌人就在城墙外扎营。 a private garden hidden behind high walls 隐藏在高墙后面的私人花园 They quickly climbed over the wall and ran off. 他们迅速爬过墙跑了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Buildingsa1The Trojans brought the Wooden Horse within the walls. 特洛伊人把木马带进了墙内。 His plan was to fortify the defensive walls around the city. 他的计划是加固城市周围的防御墙。 Nobody can see behind the wall. 没人能看到这面墙的后面。 The burglars must have scaled the side wall. 这些入室窃贼一定是攀越边墙进来的。 There was a wall separating the two garages. 一堵墙将两个车库隔开了。 They built a retaining wall around the pond. 他们围着池塘建了一圈挡土墙。 high walls around the prison 监狱周围的高墙 the wall along the seafront 沿着海岸的防波堤
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
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any of the sides of a building or room 墙；壁；墙壁 
She leaned against the wall. 她倚靠着墙。 - on a wall
Colourful abstract paintings hung on the walls. 彩色抽象画挂在墙上。 He drilled a hole in the wall. 他在墙上钻了一个洞。 Books lined the walls. 图书靠墙排列着。 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。 the row of tables along the back wall 沿着后墙的那排桌子 Pictures covered the walls. 墙上挂满了照片。 - wall between A and B
the wall between the living room and the dining room 客厅和餐厅之间的墙
Collocations Decorating and home improvementsee also cavity wall, climbing wall, party wallDecorating and home improvement 装饰和改善房屋 Houses 房屋 - refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 - convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 - extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 - build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 - knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 - knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰 - furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 - be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 - hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
贴／去除墙纸 - install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 - build/put up shelves
搭架子 - lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 - put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造 - do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 - make home improvements
改造房屋 - add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 - fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 - insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 - fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 - block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 - make/drill/fill a hole
开／钻／填一个洞 - hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
锤进／拔出钉子 - tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 - saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1, Buildingsa1Photos were pinned to the wall behind her desk. 照片被钉在她桌子后面的墙上。 A glass wall separates the foyer from the gallery. 一堵玻璃墙把门厅和画廊隔开了。 He heard voices through the wall. 他听到穿墙的声音。 Ivy grew along the outer walls of the building. 常春藤沿着大楼的外墙生长。 Hang the picture on the wall opposite the window. 把这张画挂在对着窗的墙上。 If a load-bearing wall is weakened, the building could fall down. 如果承重墙坚固度降低的话，建筑就可能倒塌。 She covered her walls with pictures of film stars. 她用电影明星的图片贴满了墙壁。 She hung the photos on the wall. 她把照片挂在墙上。 She just sat there, staring at the wall. 她就坐在那儿盯着墙看。 She turned and faced the wall. 她转过身面对着墙。 the wall facing the door 对着门的墙壁 to stare at a blank wall 盯着空空的墙壁
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
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- build
- erect
- put up
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- collapse
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- light
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something that forms a barrier or stops you from making progress 屏障；隔阂；壁垒 The boat struck a solid wall of water. 船撞上一道水幕。 The investigators were confronted by a wall of silence. 调查人员碰了壁，问谁谁都默不作声。 a solid wall of fog 似墙的浓雾
the outer layer of something hollow such as an organ of the body or a cell of an animal or a plant （身体器官或动植物细胞等的）外壁 the abdominal wall 腹壁 the wall of an artery 动脉血管壁 Heating food breaks down plant cell walls so they can release more of their nutrients. 加热食物会破坏植物细胞壁，因此它们可以释放更多的营养物质。
a space on a social media website where you can share messages, photos, etc. with other users 墙： 社交媒体网站上的空间，您可以在其中与其他用户共享消息，照片等She posted a pink baby romper on her Facebook wall, announcing they were expecting a girl. 她在自己的脸书墙上贴了一张粉色婴儿连身裤，宣布他们怀上了一个女孩。
Word OriginOld English, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, from vallus ‘stake’.
Idioms
be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall
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to keep trying to do something that will never be successful 用头撞墙；徒劳无益；枉费心机
be bouncing off the walls
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to be so full of energy or so excited that you cannot keep still 精力充沛得待不住；激动得难以平静 The kids have been bouncing off the walls all day. 孩子们一整天都在墙上蹦蹦跳跳。
be up against a brick wall
to be unable to make any progress because there is a difficulty that stops you 遇到难以逾越的障碍
a fly on the wall
go to the wall
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(of a company or an organization 公司或机构 to fail because of lack of money （因缺少资金）走投无路，失败，破产，陷于绝境 Many firms have gone to the wall in this recession. 许多企业在本次经济衰退中倒闭了。
the handwriting on the wall (North American English)
(also the writing is on the wall, see the writing on the wall )
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used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure （看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆 It is amazing that not one of them saw the handwriting on the wall. 令人惊讶的是，他们中没有一个人看到墙上的笔迹。
have your back to the wall
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to be in a difficult situation in which you are forced to do something but are unable to make the choices that you would like 处于背水一战的境地；没有退路 We had our backs to the wall with no choice but to sell. 我们别无选择，只能出售。
hit a/the wall
off the wall
these four walls
up the wall
walls have ears
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used to warn people to be careful what they say because other people may be listening 隔墙有耳
the writing is on the wall | see the writing on the wall
(North American English also the handwriting on the wall)
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used when you are describing a situation in which there are signs that something is going to have problems or that it is going to be a failure （看出）厄运临头的预兆，不祥之兆