wallflower

US [ˈwɔlˌflaʊr]
UK [ˈwɔːlˌflaʊə(r)]
  • n.〈非正式〉壁花；【植】桂竹香
  • Web局外人；墙花；丑小鸭
Plural Form：wallflowers  

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wallflower
n.
1.
桂竹香（一种园艺植物，暮春开花，呈黄、橙或红色）a garden plant with yellow, orange or red flowers with a sweet smell that appear in late spring
2.
(informal)
（舞会或聚会上因无舞伴或腼腆）待在一旁的人，壁花a person who does not dance at a party because they do not have sb to dance with or because they are too shy

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Definition:
AllAll,〈非正式〉壁花〈非正式〉壁花,桂竹香桂竹香,局外人局外人,墙花墙花,丑小鸭丑小鸭
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1.
I tried not to be a wallflower at the party because I wanted to meet people, but it's so hard for me to talk to people I don't know.
我尝试过不要当舞会上的“壁花”小姐，因为我想结交多一些人，但是对我来说，和不认识的人交谈真是比登天还难。
wǒ cháng shì guò bú yào dāng wǔ huì shàng de " bì huā " xiǎo jiě , yīn wèi wǒ xiǎng jié jiāo duō yì xiē rén , dàn shì duì wǒ lái shuō , hé bù rèn shi de rén jiāo tán zhēn shì bǐ dēng tiān hái nán 。
www.joyen.net
2.
If you boss is looking for someone to run a meeting or to take notes don't be a wallflower and let someone else get the glory.
如果你的老板正在找人筹备一次会议或者做记录，不要做一名局外人和让他人获得荣光。
rú guǒ nǐ de lǎo bǎn zhèng zài zhǎo rén chóu bèi yī cì huì yì huò zhě zuò jì lù , bú yào zuò yī míng jú wài rén hé ràng tā rén huò de róng guāng 。
info.mysshome.cn
3.
Since joining it in 2001, China has mostly been a wallflower, responding to more than three times as many dispute cases as it has brought.
自2001年加入WTO以来，中国大多扮演“局外人”角色，应诉的案件比自己提交的案件多出两倍多。
zì èr líng líng yī nián jiā rù WTO yǐ lái , zhōng guó dà duō bàn yǎn " jú wài rén " jué sè , yìng sù de àn jiàn bǐ zì jǐ tí jiāo de àn jiàn duō chū liǎng bèi duō 。
www.ftchinese.com
4.
She didn't like being a wallflower so she walked up to a young man who was also sitting alone and invited him to dance.
她不喜欢做壁花，所以她走向一位独自坐着的年轻人，并邀他共舞。
tā bù xǐ huan zuò bì huā , suǒ yǐ tā zǒu xiàng yī wèi dú zì zuò zhe de nián qīng rén , bìng yāo tā gòng wǔ 。
edu.sina.com.cn
5.
No, not on a timeout facing the wall, or looking like a scared little wallflower - but sitting at the end of the bar.
不，不超时就面临墙还是有点害怕的样子桂竹但坐在酒吧结束。
bù , bù chāo shí jiù miàn lín qiáng hái shì yǒu diǎn hài pà de yàng zǐ guì zhú dàn zuò zài jiǔ bā jié shù 。
www.jk170.com
6.
I'm not sure I'll be going to the party tonight. All the good men are taken and I'll just be a wallflower again.
我还没有决定要不要去今晚的聚会。好男生都被人抢走了，我又只能当壁花小姐了。
wǒ hái méi yǒu jué dìng yào bú yào qù jīn wǎn de jù huì 。 hǎo nán shēng dōu bèi rén qiǎng zǒu le , wǒ yòu zhǐ néng dāng bì huā xiǎo jiě le 。
zhidao.baidu.com
7.
Rose: Don't be a wallflower. Let me go get Ivy. She'll dance with you. Hey, Ivy, do you want to dance with Billy?
玫瑰：别当壁花。我去找艾薇。她会跟你一起跳。嗨，艾薇，妳要和比利跳舞吗？
méi guī : bié dāng bì huā 。 wǒ qù zhǎo ài wēi 。 tā huì gēn nǐ yī qǐ tiào 。 hāi , ài wēi , nǐ yào hé bǐ lì tiào wǔ ma ?
blog.sina.com.cn
8.
This insurance company is just a wallflower to me.
我对这家保险公司毫无兴趣。
wǒ duì zhè jiā bǎo xiǎn gōng sī háo wú xìng qù 。
www.oxford.com.cn
9.
Yet when it comes to her job, she's hardly a wallflower - one colleague describes her as a "proactive career woman" .
然而在工作中，王昕并不是一个安静的人，一名同事将王昕称作“积极的职业女性”。
rán ér zài gōng zuò zhōng , wáng xīn bìng bú shì yī gè ān jìng de rén , yī míng tóng shì jiàng wáng xīn chēng zuò " jī jí de zhí yè nǚ xìng " 。
q.sohu.com
10.
Living it up! Sitting there like a teen-aged wallflower at a country hop .
坐在那儿，就像是乡村舞会上一个十几岁的墙花；
zuò zài nà er , jiù xiàng shì xiāng cūn wǔ huì shàng yī gè shí jǐ suì de qiáng huā ;
blog.sina.com.cn
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