Nghĩa là gì: avowal

avowal /ə'vauəl/

danh từ
- sự nhận; sự thừa nhận; sự thú nhận

WAL Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a fly on the wall

able to hear and see what a fly would see and hear I'd like to be a fly on the wall in the Judge's chambers.

all walks of life

all occupations and lifestyles As a salesperson, you will meet people from all walks of life.

beat your head against a stone wall

try an impossible task, work on a futile project Preventing war is like beating your head against a stone wall.

climb the walls

feel upset or stressed, go bonkers, go crazy On the first day of school, the teacher was climbing the walls.

drive me up the wall

"cause me to feel anxious; go around the bend" I won't babysit at the Kaplans. The kids drive me up the wall.

drive someone up a wall

irritate or annoy someone greatly His constant complaining is driving me up a wall.

every walk of life

every occupation, all lifestyles People from every walk of life attend our church.

fly on the wall

(See a fly on the wall)

handwriting on the wall

a sign that something bad will happen The handwriting is on the wall. Business conditions are bad so probably nobody will get a pay raise this year.

hard to swallow

hard to accept, hard to take "She said, ""He has custody of the children. It's hard to swallow."""

hole in the wall

a small place to live, stay in or work in; small hidden or inferior place We went for a drink at a little hole in the wall near the university last night.

look like the cat that ate (swallowed) the canary

seem very self-satisified like you have just had some kind of success He looked like the cat that ate the canary when he came in with a smile on his face.

look like the cat that swallowed the canary

look very self-satisfied, look as if one just had a great success You look like the cat that swallowed the canary. What happened?

off the wall

unrelated, unusual, off topic His idea of selling time is really off the wall - quite strange.

stonewall

block, prevent, not allow The president stonewalled every one of our plans. He said no.

swallow one

bring one

swallow that

believe that, buy that, eat that He said the company is bankrupt, but don't swallow that!

swallow your pride

do not let your pride stop you, control your pride Swallow your pride. Accept the offer to return to your old job.

the handwriting is on the wall

the message is clear, the conclusion is obvious I tell my students the handwriting is on the wall: learn how to learn.

to the wall

into a place from which there is no escape The credit agency pushed him to the wall and he finally had to declare bankruptcy.

walk

not have to pay a fine or go to jail, get off They couldn't prove that Don was guilty, so he walked.

walk a straight line

walk without staggering, show that you are sober If you can't walk a straight line, don't drive a vehicle.

walk down

walk along, walk on We walked down the road to the lake. It was a nice day for a walk.

walk of life

lifestyle, occupation, vocation People from all walks of life eat at Fabio's Restaurants.

walk on eggshells

be very careful, watch your step Your son is so afraid of making a mistake he's walking on eggshells.

walk the talk

do what you talk about doing, practice what you preach If we advise people to recycle, we should recycle. We have to walk the talk.

walk-through

inspect the house you are buying just before you become the owner The day before we moved into our new home, we did a walk-through with the real estate agent.

walk up

walk along, walk on, walk in They walked up and down the hall, waiting for the doctor.

wall flower

a girl who is not invited to dance, no shrinking violet I won't go to the party because I feel like a wall flower when the boys don't ask me to dance.

worship the ground she walks on

"love her very, very much; crawl on my hands..., mad about her" """Does Anthony love Cleopatra?"" ""He adores her. He worships the ground she walks on!"""

backs to the wall

a homophobic comment and warning to fellow heterosexuals that contact with a gay male is likely or happening. From the misconception that all gay males will endevour, or want to have anal intercourse with any male

codswallop

nonsense

walk of shame

when a guy or girl walks home after hooking up with someone- usually done in the daylight, so everyone sees that they are wearing the same clothes they had on the night before and that they are alone; "I saw Carrie doing the walk of shame from Greg's house this morning"

walking on sunshine

really happy about something; in love (or really deep like) "She's been walking on sunshine since he asked her out"

swallow up

take in；use up 吞没；耗尽
The aircraft was swallowed up in the clouds．飞机没入云海中。
The sea waves eventually swallowed up the tiny craft．海浪终于吞没了那条小船。
His expenses swallowed up all his earnings．他的费用耗尽了他的所有收入。

walk away from

1．win easily in a race or competition在比赛中轻而易举地获胜
He walked away from all his competitors in the 3，000metre race．在3000米赛跑中，他遥遥领先于所有其他选手。
2．survive（an accident）with little or no injury从（事故中）平安脱身
How could he walk away from a crash like that without a mark on him？他在那次车祸中怎么会没受一点伤而平安脱险的？
He walked away from the shipwreck．在这次沉船事件中他平安脱险了。

walk away/off with

1．take and go away with；take away；steal取走；偷走；顺手拿走
Someone got in and walked awaywith the jewels while we were out．我们不在的时候，有人进来顺手把珠宝偷走了。
How can a thief walk off with a safe in broad daylight？一个小偷怎能在光天化日之下将一个保险箱偷走呢？
2．take，get or win easily轻而易举地获得或赢得
He walked away with the election；his majority was about ten thousand．他多得1万张左右的选票，轻而易举地赢了这场选举。
Our team walked off with the championship．我队轻而易举地得了冠军。
We expected Peter to walk off with the prize，but he didn't．我们本来指望彼得会轻而易举地获奖，可他没有。

walk away with

walk into

1．eat or drink greedily大吃大喝
He walked into a dinner．他狼吞虎咽地吃了一顿晚餐。
The boy walked into a big bowl of chicken soup when the mistress was out visiting a neighbour．那男孩趁女主人出去串门的时候，把一大碗鸡汤喝了个精光。
2．scold；attack责骂；申斥；攻击；殴打
He walks into us all as if it were our faults．他把我们大家大骂了一顿，好象是我们的过错。
I could hear the director walking into Jim for being late again．我可以听到主任在责骂吉姆又一次迟到。
Henry walked into his attackers．亨利毫不畏惧地向袭击他的人冲去。
3．meet with through inattention 由于疏忽而遭到
Mind you，don't walk into a trap！小心，别上当！

walk off

1．get rid of by walking用走路来消除
I used to walk off my headache．我常常以散步来消除头痛。
He tried to walk off the effect of the drink．他试图以散步来醒酒。
2．depart离开
My father said no more and walked off．我父亲没有再说下去，转身离开了。

walk off with

walk one's chalks

go away without notice不告而别
He walked his chalks and went to Shanghai．他不辞而别去了上海。

walk out

1．go on strike罢工
Building workers walked out during the morning in protest of the sacking of a bricklayer．建筑工人上午举行罢工，抗议解雇一名砌砖工人。
There's another strike threatening；some of the workers walked out today．又一次罢工迫近了，今天已有一些工人不干活了。
2．leave in protest退席抗议
The representatives of the offended country walked out when the opposing speaker took the floor．当对方发言时，受攻击的国家代表退席以示抗议。
3．be in love谈恋爱
John and Mary are walking out．约翰和玛丽在谈恋爱。

walk out on

abandon；desert遗弃；抛弃
You can't just walk out on us like this．你不能这样丢下我们不管。
Mike just walked out on his wife and family without saying a word．迈克一句话也没说就丢下妻子儿女不管了。
She treated him badly，but she never thought he'd walk out on her．她待他很不好，可她从不认为他会抛弃她。

walk over

1．disregard the wishes or feelings of；treat like a slave；impose upon 无视（某人）的感情或愿望；把…当奴隶对待；欺侮
He would walk over other people to get what he wanted．他会无视别人的意愿来达到自己的目的。
Don't let your husband walk over you like that．别让你丈夫那样盛气凌人对你。
2．defeat easily and by a wide margin轻易地打败（而且分数相差甚多）；获胜全不费工夫
Joans simply walked over Brown in billiards．在台球比赛中，琼斯不费吹灰之力赢了布朗。

walk the chalk

act exactly as you are supposed to；behave properly；obey循规蹈矩；严格遵守；服从
The young teacher took great pains to make his students walk the chalk．那位年轻教师费了好大的劲来使学生们遵守纪律。

walk the hospital

practise as a student to observe the methods of physicians and surgeons到医院实习
You have to walk the hospital for a time as part of your medical course．你必须在医院实习一段时期，作为医学课程的一部分。
Medical students are required to walk the hospital for a period of time before their graduation．医科大学生毕业前必须到医院实习一段时间。

walk through

1．go through（a play，an acting part，etc．）in a perfunctory manner马马虎虎地演或念台词
He didn't like the script and walked through his part．他不喜欢那个剧本，因此马马虎虎地扮演他的角色。
2．deal with or carry out perfunctorily敷衍了事地处理或做完
He walked through the test．他草草地做完了试验。

win in a walk

win very easily；win without having to try hard轻易获胜
He was expected to win in a walk，but he was badly beaten．人们以为他会轻易获胜，但是他却被打得一败涂地。

win in a walk/breeze