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wallflower

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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wall·flow·er /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊə $ ˈwɒːlˌflaʊər/ noun [countable]  1. informalDL someone at a party, dance etc who is not asked to dance or take part in the activities 壁花〔指在聚会、舞会等中没被邀请跳舞或参加活动的人〕2. HBPa sweet-smelling garden plant with yellow and red flowers 桂竹香〔庭园植物,气味清香,开黄色和红色的花〕
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wallflowerHey, there are even pastels like peach and lilac this season, so nobody has to be a wallflower.The worst of fates was to be a wallflower passed over and rejected.Sometimes, Joan was the dowdy, make-up-less wallflower with curves that looked more like sacks.In fact you could say that I was a real wallflower.Beyond that, she had shown that women were capable of being more than simpering wallflowers, or unpaid housekeepers.They looked a little out of it, the wallflowers at the party.It was cool and fresh in the summer, the back yard blooming with wallflowers and purple bells.
From Longman Business Dictionarywallflowerwall‧flow‧er /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊəˈwɒːlˌflaʊər/ noun [countable] journalismFINANCE an investment that is not popular with investors because it is not profitable enoughInvestors started buying the new issue in large numbers, turning a Wall Street wallflower into one of the hottest financial products.
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wallflower
wallflower /ˈwɔːlˌflaʊə $ ˈwɒːlˌflaʊər/ noun [countable]
1. informal someone at a party, dance etc who is not asked to dance or take part in the activities
2. a sweet-smelling garden plant with yellow and red flowers


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