wallflower
英 [ˈwɔ:lflaʊə(r)] 美 [ˈwɔlˌflaʊɚ]

n.

桂竹香；墙花（在社交场合因害羞而没有舞伴或不与人交谈的人）；

变形

复数：wallflowers

英英释义

wallflower[ 'wɔ:l,flauə ]

• n.
  • any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers
  • perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum

    同义词：Cheiranthus cheiriErysimum cheiri

  • remains on sidelines at social event

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. She spent the whole evening being a wallflower.
   她整个晚上都当壁花。

权威例句

Wallflower
Wallflower: Principles and Practice of Background Maintenance
Wallflower: Principles and Practice of Background Maintenance
Experiments in Political Science: From Wallflower to Mainstream
Cryptic self-incompatibility in the wallflower: Cheiranthus cheiri L.
Canada at the U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Dance: Wallflower or Partner
Glycogen synthase kinase-3 as drug target: from wallflower to center of attention
Developmental Ultrastructure of Cells and Plastids in the Petals of Wallflower (Erysimum cheiri)
A Comparison of Leaf and Petal Senescence in Wallflower Reveals Common and Distinct Patterns of Gene Expression and Physiology
A new antimicrobial glucosinolate autolysis product, 4-isothiocyanatobutanoic acid, from the diffuse wallflower ( Erysimum diffusum ...