wallflower
noun[C]
uk/ˈwɔːəlflaʊər/us/ˈwɑːlˌflaʊ.ɚ/wallflowernoun[C](PLANT)
apleasantsmellinggardenplantthat hasyellow,orange, orbrownflowersthatgrowingroups
桂竹香，墙头花
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Flowers & flowering plants
- anemone
- antirrhinum
- aster
- astilbe
- aubretia
- dandelion
- delphinium
- dog rose
- dogwood
- edelweiss
- lily of the valley
- locoweed
- lotus
- lupin
- mallow
- sunflower
- sweet pea
- tulip
- unscented
- verbena
wallflowernoun[C](SHY PERSON)
informal
ashyperson,especiallyagirlor woman, who isfrightenedtoinvolveherself insocialactivitiesand does notattractmuchinterestorattention:
壁花；（尤指社交活动中）无人青睐的害羞女子Sooner orlatersomeone would takepityon thepoorwallflower andaskher todance.迟早会有人可怜那个没有舞伴的害羞姑娘，请她跳舞的。
Shy and modest
- aw shucks
- backward
- bashful
- bashfully
- bashfulness
- deprecating
- humility
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inhibited
- inhibition
- mousy
- reticent
- retiring
- self-conscious
- self-consciously
- self-consciousness
- self-deprecating
- unassuming
- withdrawn