Word · Frequency #25885
wallflowers
桂竹香
wallflowers is the plural of wallflower.
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!
Connections
Word family
- wallflowers
- plural, third person singular
- wallflowered
- past, past participle
- wallflowering
- present participle
Learner notes
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。
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