wall

verb

surround with a wall in order to fortify
要塞化するために防壁で囲む

noun

an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
防御の目的で空き地の周囲に建てた堤防
- they stormed the ramparts of the city
  彼らは都市の城壁を襲撃した
- they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down
  彼らがほらを吹くとその壁が崩れ落ちてきた
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness
高さと長さが厚さよりも大きい、建築上の仕切り

used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
ある区画を区切ったり囲んだり、他の構造を支えたりするのに使われる
- the south wall had a small window
  南壁には、小窓があった
- the walls were covered with pictures
  壁は絵で覆われていた
a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)
（敷地や庭の周囲にあるような）石の塀
- the wall followed the road
  塀は道路に続いていた
- he ducked behind the garden wall and waited
  彼は庭の塀の陰にかがんで待った
a layer of material that encloses space
空間を取り囲む物質の層
- the walls of the cylinder were perforated
  シリンダの壁は穴をあけられた
- the container's walls were blue
  容器の壁は青かった
a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
構造物を囲む層（内層または膜）
- stomach walls
  胃壁
anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
構造、機能または効果で壁を暗示するもの
- a wall of water
  水の壁
- a wall of smoke
  煙の壁
- a wall of prejudice
  先入観の壁
- negotiations ran into a brick wall
  交渉は行き詰った
a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
垂直の（あるいはほとんど垂直の）滑らかな石の表面（洞窟や山のような）
a difficult or awkward situation
困難な、もしくは厄介な状況
- his back was to the wall
  彼は追いつめられた
- competition was pushing them to the wall
  競争は彼らを窮地に陥れていた

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