Word · Frequency #25885
Fully loadedwallflowers
桂竹香
wallflowers is the plural of wallflower.
核心释义
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.
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.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
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.
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
用法In use
At the party, I felt like a wallflower and spent most of the evening by the wall.
用法提示：wallflower 是名词，指在社交场合因害羞而独自待在一旁的人。
She used to be a wallflower in high school, but now she is confident in group discussions.
用法提示：wallflower 是名词，这里指害羞、不引人注目的人。
Don't be a wallflower—come join the dance with us!
用法提示：wallflower 是名词，在否定祈使句中用来提醒对方不要害羞退缩。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- be a wallflower
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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。
发音与拼写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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