Wall

(noun.) an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure; 'the south wall had a small window'; 'the walls were covered with pictures'.

(noun.) a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); 'the wall followed the road'; 'he ducked behind the garden wall and waited'.

(noun.) a layer of material that encloses space; 'the walls of the cylinder were perforated'; 'the container's walls were blue'.

(noun.) (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; 'stomach walls'.

(noun.) anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; 'a wall of water'; 'a wall of smoke'; 'a wall of prejudice'; 'negotiations ran into a brick wall'.

(noun.) a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain).

(noun.) a difficult or awkward situation; 'his back was to the wall'; 'competition was pushing them to the wall'.

(verb.) surround with a wall in order to fortify.

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• She turned out the wall-lights, and peered at herself between the candle-flames. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He _could not_ walk on, till daylight came again; and here he stretched himself close to the wall--to undergo new torture. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The unfortunate inquirer staggered against a wall, a faint cry escaped her --O! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• It threw a livid, unnatural circle upon the floor, while in the shadows beyond we saw the vague loom of two figures which crouched against the wall. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• At his feet an opening looked out upon a green sward, and at a little distance beyond was the dense wall of jungle and forest. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• But he came regularly every evening and sat without his coat, with his head against the wall, as though he would have helped us if he had known how. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The arbour was an arch in the wall, lined with ivy; it contained a rustic seat. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Mrs. Bardell, the plaintiff in the action, is within these walls, Sir. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• All these great walls are as exact and shapely as the flimsy things we build of bricks in these days. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Against artillery of the present day the land forts and walls would prove elements of weakness rather than strength. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• These slippery smooth walls would give him no chance. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Pass that torch slowly along these walls, that I may see them, said Defarge to the turnkey. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Goldenrod and asters fringed the mossy walls. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• France, Germany, Italy and Spain, were interposed, walls yet without a breach, between us and the plague. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The duties of her married life, contemplated as so great beforehand, seemed to be shrinking with the furniture and the white vapor-walled landscape. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• At the foot of this slant is the walled town of Gibraltar--or rather the town occupies part of the slant. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Unless she could break out, she must die most fearfully, walled up in horror. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The main entrance to the church was on the side next to the burial-ground, and the door was screened by a porch walled in on either side. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• A double walled globular vessel has between its walls air spaces and non-conducting packing. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• I mixed one part of aqua-fortis with five parts of water, and poured it on the stone to the height of two inches, having previously walled it round with wax in the usual manner. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• His faculties seemed walled up in him, and were unmurmuring in their captivity. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.

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