单词 | wallflower |
释义 | wallflower (once / 14172 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY wallflower: wallflowers USAGE EXAMPLESBut it can hold its own against “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Clueless” and other movies that have raised the bar on teenage movies. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) With his scraggly long hair and beard — not to mention his scuffed-up singing voice — Russell wasn’t exactly a wallflower in these collaborations. Los Angeles Times(Nov 13, 2016) Interestingly, that sense of quietude is a recurring theme in this year’s awards contenders, which tend to follow wallflowers rather than firebrands. Washington Post(Nov 08, 2016) 1 1n any of numerous plants of the genus Erysimum having fragrant yellow or orange or brownish flowers Hypo|Hyper Cheiranthus allionii, Erysimum allionii, Siberian wall flower showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus flower a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms 2n 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 2Syn|Hyper Cheiranthus cheiri, Erysimum cheiri flower a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms n remains on sidelines at social event Hyper shrinking violet, shy person someone who shrinks from familiarity with others |
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