wallflower

FREQ #42719

n. [植]桂足香,桂香香水, 局外人

发音

UK /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊ.ə/
AU
US /ˈwɔlˌflaʊ.ɚ/
US /ˈwɑlˌflaʊ.ɚ/

词形变化

wallflowers 复数 wallflowers wallflowered wallflowering wallflowers 三单 wallflowering 现在分词 wallflowered 过去式 wallflowered 过去分词

别名

wall flower wall-flower

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.

  2. 2.

    Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.

  3. 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.

  4. 4.

    Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.

    壁花

    非正式
v.
  1. 1.

    To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

flower shrinking violet shy person

相关短语

wallflower cabbage wallflower cabbages wallflower poison

词源

From wall + flower.

来源：wiktionary