walk1 /wɔːk $ wɒːk/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WALK to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other 走,行走 ‘How did you get here?’ ‘We walked.’ “你们是怎么来这里的?”“我们是步行来的。”
Doctors said he’d never walk again. 医生说他再也不能行走了。
walk into/down/up etc Carrie walked into the room and sat down in her chair. 卡丽走进房间,坐在她的椅子上。
He loved walking in the hills. 他喜欢在山里散步。
walk a mile/200 metres/a short distance etc We must have walked ten miles today. 今天我们肯定走了有十英里路。
I walked all the way to San Rafael. 我一路走到圣拉斐尔。
within (easy) walking distance (of something) (=near enough to be able to walk to) (离某处)只有几步路的距离 There are plenty of bars and restaurants within walking distance of the hotel. 在离酒店几步路的地方,有许多酒吧和餐馆。
walking pace (=the speed that you normally walk at) 步速
2 WALK[transitiveT] to walk somewhere with someone, especially in order to make sure that they are safe or to be polite 护送〔某人到某地 〕 It’s late – I’ll walk you home. 很晚了——我送你回家。
walk somebody to something Schools are urging parents to walk their children to school. 学校正在敦促家长护送孩子上学。
She walked me to the front gate. 她把我送到前门。
3 WALK[transitiveT] to take a dog for a walk for exercise 遛〔狗〕 Grandma’s out walking the dog. 奶奶出去遛狗了。
4 [intransitiveI] British EnglishBrE informal if something has walked, it has disappeared and you think someone may have taken it 不见了;被盗走 My pen seems to have walked. 我的钢笔好像不翼而飞了。
5 walk free (also walk American English)SCT to leave a court of law without being punished or sent to prison 被无罪释放 Ferguson walked free after the charges were dropped. 撤诉后,弗格森被无罪释放。
If more evidence isn’t found, Harris will walk. 如果找不到更多的证据,哈里斯将被无罪释放。
walk free• Our courts and prisons are so overcrowded that convicted felons walk free.• If more evidence isn't found, Harris will walk.• Some prisons are so overcrowded that convicted felons are allowed to walk free.• Or Kevin and Ian Maxwell, who walked free after a trial costing upwards of £25 million?• Ferguson walked free after the charges were dropped.• But they walked free from Bristol Crown Court after the judge ruled that there was no case to answer.• He walked free from court after after it was revealed that a detective in the case was sleeping with his first wife.• Green Berets walk free from Salvador siege.• Now she will have to spend another three years behind bars instead of walking free in 11 months' time.• Heather Mallender's murderer walks free - that sort of thing. 6 walk it British EnglishBrE spoken a) WALKto make a journey by walking 步行,徒步旅行 If the last bus has gone, we’ll have to walk it. 如果末班车走了,我们只能步行。
b) SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto succeed or win something easily 轻易成功;轻易取胜 7. be walking on air HAPPYto be feeling extremely happy 得意扬扬,感到飘飘然be walking on air• On my first day, I earned $190, and I was walking on air.• She felt as though she was walking on air.• Martha felt that she was walking on air and when she entered the kitchen, Annie looked up. 8 walk the streets a) to walk around the streets in a town or city 在〔城镇的〕街道上闲逛 It was not safe to walk the streets at night. 夜里走在街上不安全。
walk the streets• Glasser talks of her as if, in walking out, she had gone on to walk the streets.• But police have assured residents there is no evidence to show they are at risk when walking the streets at night.• He thought by now he could walk the streets blindfolded and still find his way.• He walked the streets, crawling from crib to crib.• A place where you can walk the streets, hear the bragging and feel the strut and the swagger.• I only have to walk the streets of Berlin to have it in my mind.• Mr Sammler, back walking the streets, which now were dark blue, a bluish glow from the street lamps.• They went home, walking the streets with their arms around each other. 9. walk the beat when a police officer walks the beat, they walk around an area of a town or city in order to make sure nobody is committing a crime 〔警察〕在辖区巡逻 10. walk tall CONFIDENTto be proud and confident because you know that you have not done anything wrong 〔因知道未做错事而〕理直气壮 11. walk somebody off their feet British EnglishBrE, walk somebody’s legs off American EnglishAmE informalWALK to make someone tired by making them walk too far 走得某人腿都断了,使某人走得精疲力竭 12 walk the walk to do the things that people expect or think are necessary in a particular situation 做该做的事 People are motivated by leaders who actually walk the walk. 领导做该做的事,下面的人就会受到激励。
→ talk the talk at talk1(18)walk the walk• People are motivated by leaders who actually walk the walk.• And then Hicks walked the walk, or, more accurately, ran it.• But he's got to walk the walk. 13. walk the plank TTWFORCE somebody TO DO somethingto be forced to walk along a board laid over the side of a ship until you fall off into the sea, used as a punishment in the past 走跳板〔旧时的一种惩罚,逼人在放于船舷的一块木板上走,直到掉入海里〕walk the plank• The signal was for Mr Amato, 61, to walk the plank.• Both are completely geared to novices, with plenty of other distractions if walking the plank doesn't suit.• Keel-hauling, walking the plank, that sort of thing. 14. walk on eggshells (also walk on eggs American EnglishAmE) to be very careful about how you behave with someone because they are easily upset or made angry 战战兢兢地行事,如履薄冰 THESAURUSwalk to move forward by putting one foot in front of the other 行走,步行I missed the bus so I decided to walk. 我没有赶上公共汽车,因此决定步行。
We’ve walked about eight miles today. 今天我们走了大约八英里路。
wander to walk without any clear purpose or direction 闲逛,漫步They wandered around the narrow streets of the old city. 他们在旧城区狭窄的街道上闲逛。
stride to walk with long steps in a determined, confident, or angry way 〔坚定、自信或愤怒地〕大踏步走A man in a suit came striding purposefully into the hall. 一个穿套装的男子大步流星地直入大厅。
She strode onto the stage and began to address the audience. 她大步走到台上,开始对听众演讲。
pace to walk first in one direction and then in another many times, especially because you are nervous 〔尤因紧张而〕踱步Nick was pacing up and down, waiting for the phone to ring. 尼克踱来踱去,等着电话铃响。
march to walk quickly with firm regular steps – used especially about soldiers or someone who is angry 行军;〔尤因生气〕快速走The troops marched past with smart uniforms and good discipline. 士兵们穿着整洁漂亮的制服,军容整肃地齐步走过。
Sheila marched into the office and demanded an apology. 希拉大步冲进办公室要求道歉。
wade to walk through deep water 涉水We had to wade across the river. 我们只好涉水过河。
stomp to walk putting your feet down very hard, especially because you are angry 〔尤因生气〕踏着重步走She turned and stomped off without looking back. 她转过身,头也不回地踏着重步走了。
to walk quietly 轻轻地走tiptoe to walk quietly and carefully on your toes because you do not want to make a noise 〔因不想发出声音〕踮着脚走I tiptoed out trying not to wake the baby. 我踮着脚走出去,尽量不吵醒宝宝。
creep to walk quietly and slowly because you do not want anyone to see or hear you 〔因不想被看到或听到〕悄悄地走Stella crept up the stairs, hoping not to wake her parents. 斯特拉悄悄地上楼,希望不会吵醒父母。
sneak to walk quietly so that no one notices you, especially because you are doing something you should not do 〔尤因正在做不该做的事〕偷偷地走They sneaked off without paying. 他们没付钱就偷偷溜走了。
I quickly sneaked out to have a cigarette. 我迅速溜出去吸支烟。
pad to walk quietly without wearing shoes – also used about cats and dogs walking quietly 〔赤脚〕放轻脚步走;〔猫狗〕悄无声息地走Michelle got up and padded barefoot down to the kitchen. 米歇尔起来,赤着脚轻轻地下楼去厨房。
The cat padded in, asking for her food. 猫不声不响地进来讨食吃。
to walk slowly 慢慢地走trudge /trʌdʒ/ to walk in a slow tired way because it is difficult to continue walking, or you do not want to go somewhere 缓慢而疲惫地走,艰难地走,步履沉重地走The men trudged along the road, heads bent against the wind. 这些人低着头,在路上艰难地顶风走着。
I’ve spent hours trudging around the shops looking for a present. 我已经在商店里兜了好几个小时寻找礼物。
plod to walk slowly in a tired way – often used about a horse, donkey etc 〔常指马、驴等〕吃力而缓慢地走The donkey was plodding slowly along under its heavy load. 驴子驮着重物,艰难地慢慢往前走。
I plodded on growing thirstier and hungrier. 我步履艰难地走着,越来越渴,越来越饿。
shuffle to walk very slowly and noisily without lifting your feet off the ground 慢吞吞地拖着脚走The old man got up and shuffled to the door. 老人站起来,慢慢地拖着脚朝门那边走去。
to walk with difficulty 艰难地走limp to walk with difficulty because one leg hurts, so that you put most of your weight on the other leg 〔因一条腿受伤〕跛行,一瘸一拐地走Jake was limping because of the injury to his knee. 杰克因为膝盖受伤,走路一瘸一拐的。
stagger to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over, especially because you are drunk or have been injured 〔尤因醉酒或受伤〕蹒跚,摇摇晃晃地走They finally staggered back to the hotel at 4 o'clock in the morning. 清晨4点钟,他们终于蹒跚着走回了宾馆。
He hit her and she staggered and fell. 他打了她,她一个踉跄倒了下去。
hobble to walk with difficulty in a slow and unsteady way because your legs or feet hurt or have been injured 〔因腿脚疼痛或受伤〕跛行My new shoes were so painful I could only hobble along. 新鞋夹得脚很痛,我只能瘸着走。
She hobbled out to the car on crutches. 她拄着拐杖,一瘸一拐地出来,走到汽车旁边。
to walk for pleasure 为乐趣行走take a walk (also go for a walk) to walk somewhere for pleasure 散步We went for a walk in the park. 我们去公园散了步。
stroll (also go for a stroll) to walk in a relaxed way, especially for pleasure 散步,闲逛People were strolling along beside the river. 人们在河边漫步。
On Sunday, they went for a stroll in the park. 星期天他们去公园散步。
hike (also go hiking) to walk a long way in the mountains or countryside as an activity you enjoy 〔在山区或乡间〕远足,徒步旅行We’re going hiking in Scotland this summer. 今年夏天我们要去苏格兰徒步旅行。
They hiked around the Lake District. 他们在湖区一带徒步旅行。
nPat likes doing active things like hiking and horse-riding.
trek (also go trekking) to go for a walk lasting several days or weeks in a faraway place, carrying your clothes with you 〔连续几天或几个星期在遥远的地方〕远足,徒步旅行I’ve always wanted to go trekking in Nepal. 我一直想去尼泊尔徒步旅行。
They trekked up to Everest Base Camp. 他们长途步行到达珠穆朗玛峰大本营。
15 walk away phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A RELATIONSHIPto leave a bad or difficult situation, instead of trying to make it better 逃避〔困境〕 from You can’t just walk away from 15 years of marriage! 15年的婚姻,你不能说放弃就放弃!
When the business started to have problems, it was very tempting to walk away. 生意中遇到困难时,会让人不禁想要放弃。
b) INJUREto come out of an accident or very bad situation without being harmed 从〔事故或险情中〕平安脱身 Miraculously, both drivers walked away without a scratch. 两名司机都奇迹般地死里逃生,毫发未损。
walk from• Hanson could make an upstart drummer feel ungrateful if he tried to walk away from a kindness.• She walked away from a successful career in pop music to have a family.• Many did not approve of Mr Alvarez's decision to walk away from government.• He had walked away from her, trembling a little.• Miguel walked away from him with the bong.• A few days later I saw him hurrying ahead of me as I walked away from the campus toward the subway.• I can hardly believe they were able to just walk away from the crash -- I thought they'd all been killed.• The safe money isn't on the satyrs walking away from this scene.• At least you can walk away from Vegas. 16 walk away with something phrasal verbphr v informal WINto win something easily 轻易赢得 And the lucky winner will walk away with a prize of £10,000. 幸运的优胜者将轻松赢得一万英镑的奖金。
17.walk in on somebody phrasal verbphr v INTERRUPTto go into a room and accidentally interrupt someone who is doing something private that they would not want you to see 进屋撞见〔某人正在干不想让人看到的私事〕 18 walk into something phrasal verbphr v a) HIT/BUMP INTOto hit an object accidentally as you are walking along 〔走路时意外地〕撞着〔某物〕walk straight/right/bang etc into something Zeke wasn’t looking and walked straight into a tree. 齐克不看路,径直撞到了一棵树上。
b) TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDif you walk into an unpleasant situation, you become involved in it without intending to 〔无意中〕陷入〔令人不快的境地〕 He was fairly certain now that he was walking into a trap, and wished he’d come armed. 他现在非常肯定自己是落入了圈套,真希望自己是带着武器来的。
walk straight/right into something I walked right into a mob of maybe 50 young white guys. 我无意中走进了五十来个白人小子的包围中。
c) GET British EnglishBrE if you walk into a job, you get it very easily 轻易得到〔工作〕 You can’t expect to walk straight into a job. 你别指望不费力气就能找到工作。
d) STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEto make yourself look stupid when you could easily have avoided it if you had been more careful 〔由于不慎〕出丑,招致〔麻烦〕walk straight/right into something You walked right into that one! 那都是你疏忽大意造成的!
walk straight/right/bang etc into something• I feel rather that we would be walking straight into a trap.• It was as if she left one movie and walked straight into another.-You all right?• She was walking right into it with a smile on her face!• Beatrix had set a trap for Maurice and he had walked straight into it.• It is in danger either of making knowledge impossible or of walking straight into one of our sceptical arguments.• You walked right into the living room, and it was spooky.• But, this time, she was not going to walk straight into the trap.• Their 3-man point element had walked right into us. walk straight/right into something• I feel rather that we would be walking straight into a trap.• It was as if she left one movie and walked straight into another.-You all right?• She was walking right into it with a smile on her face!• Beatrix had set a trap for Maurice and he had walked straight into it.• It is in danger either of making knowledge impossible or of walking straight into one of our sceptical arguments.• You walked right into the living room, and it was spooky.• But, this time, she was not going to walk straight into the trap.• Their 3-man point element had walked right into us.
walk straight/right into something• I feel rather that we would be walking straight into a trap.• It was as if she left one movie and walked straight into another.-You all right?• She was walking right into it with a smile on her face!• Beatrix had set a trap for Maurice and he had walked straight into it.• It is in danger either of making knowledge impossible or of walking straight into one of our sceptical arguments.• You walked right into the living room, and it was spooky.• But, this time, she was not going to walk straight into the trap.• Their 3-man point element had walked right into us.
19 walk off phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A PLACEto leave someone by walking away from them, especially in a rude or angry way 〔尤指无礼或愤怒地〕离开〔某人〕 Don’t just walk off when I’m trying to talk to you! 我正要跟你说话呢,不要转身就走!
b) WALK walk something ↔ off if you walk off an illness or unpleasant feeling, you go for a walk to make it go away 用散步来消除〔病痛或不快〕 Let’s go out – maybe I can walk this headache off. 我们出去吧——说不定我走走头就不痛了。
walk off dinner/a meal etc (=go for a walk so that your stomach feels less full) 走路帮助消化晚餐/一顿饭等
c) walk off (the/your etc job) American EnglishAmE to stop working as a protest 罢工 Without new contracts, mine workers will walk off their jobs Thursday. 因为没有新合同,煤矿工人将于星期四举行罢工。
20 walk off with something phrasal verbphr v informal a) to win something easily 轻易赢得 Lottery winners can walk off with a cool £18 million. 中彩者能轻而易举地拿走足足1,800万英镑。
b) stealto steal something or take something that does not belong to you 偷走 Thieves walked off with two million dollars’ worth of jewellery. 小偷偷走了价值200万美元的珠宝。
21 walk out phrasal verbphr v a) LEAVE A PLACEto leave a place suddenly, especially because you disapprove of something 〔尤指由于反对某事而〕突然离开,退席 The play was awful and we walked out after half an hour. 那出戏很糟糕,演了半小时我们就退场了。
of the issue that led to the US walking out of the trade talks this week 导致美国退出本周贸易会谈的问题
b) to leave your husband, wife etc suddenly and go and live somewhere else 抛弃,遗弃〔伴侣〕 Her husband walked out, leaving her with three children to look after. 丈夫离家而去,留下三个孩子要她抚养。
on Five years later she walked out on Matthew and their two boys. 五年之后她抛弃了马修和他们的两个儿子。
c) to leave your job suddenly because you no longer want to do it 〔做工作〕半途而废 We’re so short-staffed. I can’t just walk out. 我们人手这么紧缺,我不能说走就走。
of If you can afford to walk out of your job, why not? 要是你有足够的钱可以不用工作,为什么不辞职呢?
d) STOP WORKING/GO ON STRIKEto stop working as a protest 罢工〔以示抗议〕 Workers are threatening to walk out if an agreement is not reached. 工人们威胁说,如果不能达成协议就举行罢工。
walk on• The smell excited her like a pheromone, even now, three years after she had walked out on all that madness.• With six children to feed she felt unable to challenge him about his mistress lest he walked out on her for good.• The lady, according to Carter, had walked out on him some four years previously.• I didn't want her walking out on me, leaving me looking a fool!• He wouldn't have walked out on the family.• I walked out on the moors behind the house.• I packed a few things, then I walked out on the street and stole a car.• The suspense is cut through when he walks out on them. walk of• She walked out of the class-room knowing that she had given up her one chance of ever seeing her family again.• She walked out of the family home with the two unmarried daughters.• Finally I got up and walked out of the house toward the bush.• He had gone from shouting to silence, utter silence, and had walked out of the house.• A heavyset man walks out of the main building, and approaches them.• She walks out of the room, and the door closes behind her with a click.• Or simply by walking out of the room. 22 walk out on something phrasal verbphr v STOP DOING somethingto stop doing something you have agreed to do or that you are responsible for 不履行〔答应了或有责任做的事〕 ‘I never walk out on a deal, ’ Dee said. “说好的事我决不反悔。”迪伊说。
23 walk over somebody phrasal verbphr v TREAT/BEHAVE TOWARDSto treat someone badly by always making them do what you want them to do 苛刻地对待〔某人,指对其随意驱使〕 It’s terrible – she lets her kids just walk all over her. 太糟糕了——她就听任孩子们的摆布。
walk over • Maisha goes to get him and he is looking at me as he walks over.• In the evening, Hussa and Shama walked over from their house which is battened against the front wall of the compound.• Once off you walk over the mountains to the next town, and over again to another.• I can remember walking over to his office, and I was not that upset.• He could just see her face as he walked over to the pavement beneath.• He walked over to the shelf between the windows.• I walked over to the truck.• Hicks walked over to where Eddie Peace was sitting and waved.