Word · Frequency #25885
Fully loadedwallflower
桂竹香
any of various plants of the genus Erysimum with fragrant yellow, orange, or brownish flowers, especially the common wallflower that grows on old walls and cliffs
- 1.
Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
糖芥属中几种短命草本或灌木,花从亮黄色到红色。
- 2.
Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
大花gastrolobium,一种有毒丛生灌木,澳大利亚特有。
- 3.
A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
在聚会上因害羞或不讨喜而不跳舞的人；引申为在活动中被冷落在一旁的人。
壁花；局外人；糖芥属中几种短命草本或灌木,花从亮黄色到红色。；大花gastrolobium,一种有毒丛生灌木,澳大利亚特有。；在聚会上因害羞或不讨喜而不跳舞的人；引申为在活动中被冷落在一旁的人。；桂足香
In use
At the party, I felt like a wallflower and spent most of the evening by the wall.
She used to be a wallflower in high school, but now she is confident in group discussions.
Don't be a wallflower—come join the dance with us!
be a wallflower
指在社交聚会上因害羞或被冷落而独自待在一边的人。
At the party, Tom was a wallflower and didn't dance at all.
在聚会上，汤姆是个壁花，完全没有跳舞。
feel like a wallflower
用于表达在人群中感到不受关注、不自在。
Whenever I go to these events, I feel like a wallflower.
每次参加这些活动，我都觉得自己像个壁花。
become a wallflower
强调从积极参与到退缩边缘的转变。
Connections
Collocations
- be a wallflower
- 当壁花；在社交场合因害羞或没人搭理而独自待着
- She was a wallflower at the dance, hoping someone would ask her to dance.她在舞会上当壁花，希望有人能请她跳舞。
- social wallflower
- 社交壁花；社交场合中害羞退缩的人
- He has always been a social wallflower, avoiding crowded rooms.他一直是个社交壁花，回避拥挤的房间。
- party wallflower
- 聚会壁花；聚会上独自待在角落的人
- I was a party wallflower, standing by the snack table all night.我整晚都是聚会壁花，一直站在零食桌旁。
Idioms & figurative uses
- be a wallflower
- （在社交场合）因害羞而待在角落不参与的人；局外人Stop being a wallflower and go say hello to someone.别再做害羞的局外人了，去跟别人打个招呼吧。
- feel like a wallflower
- 感觉自己像个局外人；感到被冷落At the office party I felt like a wallflower because I didn't know anyone.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：wall(墙)+flower(花)——贴在墙边像花一样安静的人，即舞会上的局外人/壁花；也指桂竹香。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：botany and gardening、social gatherings and dances、everyday informal conversation wallflower 通常有两个用法：一指植物桂竹香，多用于植物学或园艺语境；二指舞会或社交场合中害羞、少与人交谈的人，比较常见于日常口语和非正式描写。整体语体偏中性，具体使用视语境而定。
Grammar Note
作名词时可数；表示‘舞会上没人邀请跳舞的人’时仍为可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
In the stated pronunciation, wallflower ends with /flaɪə(r)/. Genuine rhymes include flier, higher, and buyer. Spelling lookalikes ending in -ower or -flower (flower, sunflower, power) sound different: they contain /aʊə(r)/, so they are not rhymes.
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