wallflower
[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);
例句:
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I was something of a wallflower; I was terribly shy.
我算是朵墙花,因为我特别害羞。
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Recently, though, the earthy-luxe material has shed its wallflower status and taken on a range of more gregarious personae.
来自WSJ
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He had left his diaries, known as " Wallflower ", when he left MI 5.
他离开军情5局时留下了自己的日记, 大家都叫它 “ 墙头花 ”.
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Step forward to dance, Mary, don't be such a wallflower.
走出来跳舞, 玛丽, 不要当壁花.
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The wallflower could be a very good one, she says, pointing at a wallflower-print vinyl bag.
来自THETIMES