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walk of life
walk of lifen. pl. walks of life An occupation, profession, or social class: People from all walks of life supported the cause.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  walk of life - careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life"walkcalling, career, vocation - the particular occupation for which you are trained |
Translationswalk (woːk) verb1. (of people or animals) to (cause to) move on foot at a pace slower than running, never having both or all the feet off the ground at once. He walked across the room and sat down; How long will it take to walk to the station?; She walks her dog in the park every morning. (使)行走 走2. to travel on foot for pleasure. We're going walking in the hills for our holidays. 散步 散步3. to move on foot along. It's dangerous to walk the streets of New York alone after dark. 步行 慢步 noun1. (the distance covered during) an outing or journey on foot. She wants to go for / to take a walk; It's a long walk to the station. 步行，散步 步行2. a way or manner of walking. I recognised her walk. 走路的樣子或姿態 走路的姿态3. a route for walking. There are many pleasant walks in this area. 散步場所，步行路徑 散步场所ˈwalker noun a person who goes walking for pleasure. We met a party of walkers as we were going home. 散步者 散步者ˌwalkie-ˈtalkie noun a portable two-way radio. The soldiers spoke to each other on the walkie-talkie. 對講機 步话机，对讲机 ˈwalking-stick noun a stick used (especially as an aid to balance) when walking. The old lady has been using a walking-stick since she hurt her leg. 手杖 手杖ˈwalkover noun an easy victory. It was a walkover! We won 8–nil. 輕易取勝 轻易取胜ˈwalkway noun a path etc for pedestrians only. 人行道 人行道walk all over (someone) to pay no respect to (a person's) rights, feelings etc. He'll walk all over you if you let him. 任意擺佈，吃定 轻蔑地对待人walk off with1. to win easily. He walked off with all the prizes at the school sports. 輕易贏得 轻而易举的赢得2. to steal. The thieves have walked off with my best silver and china. 順手牽羊 顺手牵羊walk of life a way of earning one's living; an occupation or profession. People from all walks of life went to the minister's funeral. 行業 行业walk on air to feel extremely happy etc. She's walking on air since he asked her to marry him. 欣喜若狂 洋洋得意walk of life
walk of life1. One's socioeconomic status or background. It was nice to see people from every walk of life come together to raise money for the sick little girl.2. One's profession. I've always been interested in medicine, but I'm far too squeamish for that walk of life.See also: life, of, walkwalk of lifeA trade, profession, or occupation, as in He'll do well in whatever walk of life he chooses. This expression uses walk in the sense of "line of work." [c. 1800] See also: life, of, walkwalk of life the position within society that a person holds or the part of society to which they belong as a result of their job or social status.See also: life, of, walka walk of ˈlife a person’s job or position in society: The people at the meeting came from all walks of life — students, writers, business people, and so on.See also: life, of, walkEncyclopediaSeewalkwalk of life
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