mediocre people are in power;can be compared to earthen pots making a lot of noise instead of the classical bells瓦锅发出很大的声响,比喻庸人煊赫一时(见于《楚辞·卜居》:“黄钟毁弃,瓦釜雷鸣。”)
瓦岗军
a peasant uprising army in the Sui Dynasty隋末翟让领导的农民起义军。以韦城瓦岗寨(今河南滑县)为根据地,是使隋王朝覆灭的主力军之一
瓦工
bricklaying;tiling or plastering指砌砖、盖瓦等建筑工作bricklayer;tiler;plasterer用砖或砌块和砂浆砌筑房屋、烟囱或其它构筑物的工人
瓦罐
earthenware pitcher;crock厚壁陶罐或瓶earthen jar泛指陶制的罐
瓦合之卒
a disorderly band;rabble;mob;rabble troops;motley crowd如破瓦相拼组合的兵士。比喻乌合之众
瓦匠
bricklayer;tiler;plasterer瓦工
瓦解
disintegrate;collapse;crumble;break up;fall apart;fall (go) to pieces比喻崩溃解体;使崩溃解体
瓦解冰泮
earthenware broken and ice melted瓦片破裂,薄冰融化。形容消减、破灭之速
瓦解冰消
dissolve指消灭与溃败如瓦破裂,如冰化消
瓦解星散
crumbling如瓦破碎,如星离散。比喻人心涣散,临危之时纷纷离去
瓦蓝
bright blue蔚蓝
瓦楞
rows of tiles on a roof见“瓦垄”
英汉词典释义
[wà]
[动]
(盖瓦) tile; put tiles on a roof; cover (a roof) with tiles
The roof is ready to be tiled.
屋顶可以盖瓦了。
[wǎ]
(铺屋顶用的建筑材料) tile
cement tile
水泥瓦
plain tile
无棱瓦
(姓氏) a surname
Wa Guang 瓦光
(用泥土烧成的) earthen
earthen jar 瓦罐
(瓦特的简称) watt
My lamp uses 60 watts; my toaster uses 600 watts.
我的灯用60瓦, 我的烤面包器用600瓦。