wallflowers

wallflowers

美 [ˈwɔlˌflaʊr] 　英 [ˈwɔːlˌflaʊə(r)]

• n.〈非正式〉壁花；【植】桂竹香
• 网络壁花合唱团；局外人；壁花型

词形变化

复数：wallflowers  

英汉解释

n.	1. 〈非正式〉壁花 2. 【植】桂竹香

英英解释

n.	1. <informal>a shy or retiring person who remains unnoticed at social events, especially a woman without a dance partner 2. [Plant]a plant with yellow, orange, or red flowers and a pleasant smell

例句

The wallflowers is so called because its weak stems often grow on walls and along stony cliffs for support.

爬壁花的名称源自于它那纤细的枝条总是攀壁而生。

They used to contain corpses; now sage and wallflowers grow in them.

它们以前是用来装殓尸体的；而现在鼠尾草和桂足香在其中生长。

An Australian dating website is offering wallflowers looking for love a subtle way to declare their intentions : identification badges .

澳大利亚一家婚恋网站正在给“壁花”提供一种含蓄表达心意的方式：身份徽章。