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。
桂竹香
wallflowers — plural of wallflower
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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
At the party, I felt like a wallflower and spent most of the evening by the wall.
在聚会上，我觉得自己像个局外人，大部分时间都待在墙边。
糖芥属中几种短命草本或灌木,花从亮黄色到红色。
Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
大花gastrolobium,一种有毒丛生灌木,澳大利亚特有。
Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
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。
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.
She used to be a wallflower in high school, but now she is confident in group discussions.
她高中时很害羞，不擅长社交，但现在在小组讨论中很自信。
Don't be a wallflower—come join the dance with us!
别害羞退缩，来和我们一起跳舞吧！
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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。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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