wallflower

noun · verbB2

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

wallflowerswall-flowerwall flower

1.
Any of several short-lived herbs or shrubs of the Erysimum genus with bright yellow to red flowers.
2.
Gastrolobium grandiflorum, a poisonous bushy shrub, endemic to Australia.
3.
A person who does not dance at a party, due to shyness or unpopularity; by extension, anyone who is left on the sidelines while an activity takes place.
4.
(informal)Any person who is socially awkward, shy, or reserved.

Động từ

verb

V_es/s

wallflowers

V_ing/Gerund

wallflowering

V_ed/pp

wallfloweredwall-flower

1.
(intransitive)To stand shyly apart from a dance, waiting to be asked to join in.

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shrinking violet

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From wall + flower.