英语词汇“wall-to-wall”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	wall-to-wall
释义	wall-to-wall 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A wall-to-wall carpet covers the floor of a room completely. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use wall-to-wall to describe something that fills or seems to fill all the available space. ...television's wall-to-wall soccer coverage. There were wall-to-wall people, all invited guests and celebrities. wall to wall in British English (wɔːl tə wɔːl) adverb completely covering a floor wall-to-wall in British English adjective 1. (of carpeting) completely covering a floor 2. informal as far as the eye can see; widespread wall-to-wall sales in the high-street shops wall-to-wall in American English (ˈwɔltəˈwɔl) adjective 1. that completely covers a floor wall-to-wall carpeting 2. Informal a. in very large numbers or amounts; found throughout; pervasive b. comprehensive; all-inclusive wall-to-wall health care Examples of 'wall to wall' in a sentence wall to wall To the left, a double bed extended from wall to wall, one side abutting the tiny high window. Anita Anderson SOMEBODY (2002) Mike had had wall to wall appointments all day, finishing up with tea in an old people's home. Barbara Erskine HIDING FROM THE LIGHT Their apartment is filled wall-to-wall with works by their designers. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The wall-to-wall coverage will be welcomed by sports fans but risks upsetting viewers used to watching their favourite shows at certain times. The Sun (2011) The Pakistan media has provided wall-to-wall coverage of the case. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We return content that we have done our cultural bit and can indulge in wall-to-wall Disney entertainment. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But due to the violence by a minority of protesters there were front page headlines and wall-to-wall TV coverage. The Sun (2010) All related terms of 'wall-to-wall' go to the wall If a person or company goes to the wall , they lose all their money and their business fails . wall-to-wall coverage The coverage of something in the news is the reporting of it. drive to the wall to force into an awkward situation have your back to the wall to have very serious problems or be in a very difficult situation, which will be hard to deal with nail someone to the wall to make someone suffer , because you are very angry with them have one's back to the wall to be in a very difficult situation with one's back to the wall in a difficult or desperate situation like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall extremely difficult or impossible . Jell-O is a trademark . to bang your head against a brick wall If you say that you are banging your head against a wall , you are emphasizing that you are frustrated because someone is stopping you from making progress in something. to have your back to the wall with your back to the wall If you have your back to the wall , you are in a very difficult situation and can see no way out of it. someone would love to be a fly on the wall said to mean that someone would like to be present when a particular thing happens , and hear what is said or see what happens, although this is actually impossible because it will take place in private someone will go to the wall for someone or something said to mean that someone is prepared to suffer on behalf of a person or a principle that they support strongly
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