C 墙，壁，围墙 continuous upright solid structure of stone, brick, concrete, etc. used to enclose, divide or protect sth

　blow up a ～　炸毁一堵墙
　build a ～　修建一堵墙
　climb (over) a ～　爬（过）墙
　crack a ～　使墙破裂
　destroy a ～　毁坏一面墙
　drive sb up the ～　使某人十分烦恼
　erect a ～　修建一堵墙
　get over a ～　翻过墙去
　knock down a ～　推倒一堵墙
　line ～s　使沿着墙壁排列
　paint a ～　油漆墙壁
　paper a ～　用纸裱糊墙壁
　plaster a ～　在墙上涂抹灰泥
　point a ～　给一面墙勾缝
　put up a ～　修建一堵墙
　remove a ～　拆除墙
　repair a ～　修理墙壁
　run against a ～　撞在墙上
　run into a ～　撞在墙上
　shore up the ～　用支柱撑住这面墙
　tear down a ～　拆一堵墙
　white-wash a ～　粉刷墙壁
　broken ～　破墙
　clean ～　干净的墙壁
　dirty ～　肮脏的墙壁
　high ～　高墙
　inside ～　内墙
　low ～　低墙
　outside ～　外墙
　supporting ～　支撑墙
　thick ～　厚墙壁
　wooden ～　木栅栏
　brick ～　砖墙
　city ～　城墙
　fire ～　防火墙
　prison ～　监狱的围墙
　sea ～　海堤，防波堤
　stone ～　石壁
　～ light　壁灯
　against the ～　靠墙
　the foot of a ～　墙根
　the top of a ～　墙头
　on the ～　在墙上
　～ around the garden　花园四周的木栅栏
　～ between 　…之间的隔膜
　～ between church and state　政教之间的隔阂
　～ of people　人墙
　～ without windows or doors　既没窗户又没门的墙

　During the Warring States period, more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms.　战国时期，修建了更多城墙来保卫不同王国的边境。
　The wall cuts across our line of vision.　墙遮断了我们的视线。
　My left hand brushed the wall and found the doorknob.　我的左手顺着墙摸过去就找到了门的把手。
　The explosion caused the walls of the building to fall in.　爆炸使建筑物的墙倒塌了。
　The ball struck the wall and bounded back to me.　球碰到墙又向我弹回来。
　They glided along the wall until they were out of sight.　他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。
　These doors are made in pieces that can be folded away against the wall.　这些门都是几块拼成的，可以折叠起来靠在墙上。
　They burst a hole through the wall.　他们在墙上炸开一个窟窿。
　We had to break through the solid wall to reach the prisoners.　我们必须凿穿那坚实的墙壁才能与囚犯们联络。
　The television was built flush into the wall.　电视机安放得和墙平行。
　He boiled over when his wife drove their new car into the wall.　在他妻子驾驶着他们的新车撞到墙上时，他大发了一通脾气。
　The firemen broke down the wall in order to gain quick access to the building on fire.　为了很快地进入着火的房子，消防队员拆了那堵墙。
　The ball bounded from the wall.　球从墙上弹回。
　The picture is attached to the wall by a nail.　这张图画被钉子钉在墙上。
　The office looked exactly the same as before, only some charts were added to the wall.　办公室里还是那个老样子，只是墙上多了一些图表。
　The colour of the wall and the colour of the carpet will blend together.　墙的颜色和地毯的颜色很和谐。
　My grandmother used to clean her mats by beating them against the wall of the house.　以前我祖母清理坐垫的办法是将它们在屋壁上甩打。
　We were asked to clean down the walls when we left the house that we had been renting.　离开租住的屋子时，主人要求我们把墙冲洗干净。
　He colored the walls green.　他把墙壁刷成绿色。
　The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.　那幢建筑物除了墙以外都烧光了。
　These cupboards are built into the walls.　这些食品橱柜是嵌在墙里的。
　Our neighbours built their walls high.　我们的邻居把墙砌得很高。
　We had to brace the walls when we put the new roof on.　架上新房顶时我们得要撑牢墙壁。
　The city was defended with walls.　城用城墙防御着。
　He fastened the calendar to a wall.　他把日历挂在墙上。
　Our garden is surrounded by a stone wall.　我们的花园由一堵石墙围着。
　The place was closed in by a wall.　这个地方用墙围着。
　The Great Wall, is actually more than 6000 kilometres long, 6—7 metres high and 4—5 metres wide.　长城实际上有6000多公里长，6—7米高，4—5米宽。
　He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.　不到长城非好汉。
　They banded the Berlin Wall in light and dark grey stone.　他们用淡灰色和深灰色的石头砌成了柏林墙。
　Wall Street began to empty after midnight.　午夜过后华尔街上行人开始稀少了。
　I should hate to be confined within the four walls of an office all day.　我讨厌整天关在办公室里。
　Very big waves dashed over the sea wall at the height of the storm.　在暴风雨最猛烈的时候，巨浪吞没了海堤。
　When I tried to probe into John's life, I came up against a brick wall.　当我要进一步要了解约翰的生活时却碰了壁。
　But she knew the signs of change, she could read the writing on the wall.　她觉出有变化的迹象，她可以看出这不祥的预兆了。
　Let's put it on the table and don't drive it to the wall.　让我们坐下来谈谈，别把事情弄僵。

 ♣ go over the wall　
　越狱　escape from prison
　Those who went over the wall were caught again.　那些越狱逃跑的人又被捉住了。
 ♣ go to the wall　
　被击破，生意做砸了　be defeated; fail in business
　The company went to the wall because of that contract.　这个公司因为那个合同生意给做砸了，现在它破产了。
 ♣ in the wall　
　在墙上，在墙里　on one of the vertical sides of a building or room
　The thief made a hole in the wall.　小偷在墙上挖了一个洞。
　Hang your bag on the nail in the wall.　将你的书包挂在墙上的钉子上面。
　They have boarded up the hole in the wall.　他们用木板把墙上的洞封起来了。
　You'd better block up that hole in the wall; it's letting the cold in.　你最好把墙上那个洞堵住，它把冷气放进来了。
 ♣ on the wall　
　在墙上，在墙的表面上　on the surface of the wall
　No scribbling is allowed on the wall.　墙上不许乱写乱涂。
　She put up a portrait of Lu Hsun on the wall.　她在墙上挂了一张鲁迅的肖像画。
　A little light flashed on the wall.　墙上的一个小灯亮了。
　He hung up the map on the wall and collected political cadres and teachers to address them.　他把那张地图挂在墙上，召集政治干部和政治教员来给他们讲话。

　你看到墙上的洞了吗　?
　［误］ Have you seen the hole on the wall?
　［正］ Have you seen the hole in the wall?
　［析］ 表示墙上有洞〔门〕时，要用in the wall，因为洞〔门〕都是在墙里面。如指在墙表面上，则用on the wall.

　vt.　筑墙围住，用墙隔开 surround sth with a wall or walls

　wall　用作动词时意思是“用墙围住”，接名词或代词作宾语，可用于主动或被动结构。

　～ completely　完全筑墙围住
　～ diligently　细心地筑墙围住
　～ deliberately　故意地筑墙围住
　～ extemporaneously　临时地筑墙围住
　～ heartlessly　无情地用墙隔开
　～ hurriedly　匆匆地用墙隔开
　～ totally　全部用墙隔开

　We're going to wall the garden.　我们打算用墙把花园围起来。
　The garden is walled.　这个花园由墙围起来。

 ♣ wall off　(v.+adv.)
　用墙把…隔开　separate (usually an area) by wall
　They walled off the large prison into lots of very small cells.　他们把大监狱隔成很多小牢房。
　This room is walled off from the rest of the house.　这个房间和屋里的其他房间隔了开来。
 ♣ wall up　(v.+adv.)
　把…封住，把…关起来　imprison (sb) within a wall of bricks or strong close sth with a wall
　Let's wall the prisoner up in the castle.　咱们把这个犯人关在城堡里吧。
　I think we should wall up the fireplace.　我想应该封住壁炉。
　Her eyes were walled up by the bandit.　她的眼睛被那个匪徒蒙住了。

 ♣ wall, cage, coop, enclose, envelop, fence, pen
　参见fence条。

　［同义词］ n. barrier, block, divider v. cage, coop, enclose, envelop, fence, cell
　［词源］　古英语wal（围墙）