| 单词 | four walls |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfour walls four walls n. the walls of a room or a house; hence, allusively, in reference to confinement within the limits of a (small) building. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > wall of building > [noun] > collectively wallc900 four walls1849 society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restraint depriving of liberty > confinement > [noun] > action of > that which cancels1596 four walls1849 1834 tr. V. Jacquemont Lett. from India I. 156 I was much more comfortable under it..than within four naked walls.] 1849 N. P. Willis Rural Lett. 17 Between five in the morning and ‘flower-shut’ I feel as if four walls and a ceiling would stop my breath. 1922 ‘E. Percy’ (title) If four walls told. 1930 Harrison & Cartwright (title) Within four walls. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。