/wɔ:k; wɔk/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, In/pr]
(a) (of a person) move along at a moderate pace by lifting up and putting down each foot in turn, so that one foot is on the ground while the other is being lifted （指人）行走
*How old was the baby when she started to walk? 这个女孩几岁开始走路的?
* We walked slowly home. 我们慢慢走回家.
* He walked into the room. 他走进了房间.
* walking up and down 走来走去
* They walked along the river. 他们沿着河边走.
* I've walked ten miles today. 我今天走了10英里路. Cf 参看 run1, trot 2.
(b) travel in this way and not ride, drive, be driven, etc 步行
*`How did you get here?' `I walked.' ｀你是怎么来的?＇｀我走来的.＇
* I missed the bus and had to walk home. 我没赶上公共汽车, 只好走回家.
(c) (often 常作 go walking) travel in this way for exercise or pleasure （为锻炼或娱乐）步行, 散步
*I like walking. 我喜欢散步.
* We are going walking in the Alps this summer. 今年夏天我们要到阿尔卑斯山去徒步旅行.
(d) (of four-footed animals) move at the slowest pace, always having at least two feet on the ground （指四足动物）慢步走. Cf 参看 gallop, trot 1.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] cause (sb/sth) to walk, esp by accompanying him/it 使（某人[某物]）行走（尤指与之同行）
*Horses should be walked for a while after a race. 马在比赛後应该遛一遛.
* He's out walking the dog. 他出去遛狗去了.
* He walked the horse up the hill. 他牵着马上山去了.
* He walked her to her car. 他陪她走到她的汽车那儿.
* He put his arm round me and walked me away. 他伸出手臂搂着我, 带我走开了.
* I'll walk you home. 我陪你走回家去.
3 [Tn] go along or over (sth) on foot 步行沿（某处）走或走过（某处）
*walk the fields looking for wild flowers 走过田野寻找着野花.
4 [I] (dated 旧) (of a ghost, etc) be seen moving about; appear （指鬼魂等）出动, 出现
*It was the sort of night when phantoms might walk. 这种夜晚正是幽灵出没的时候.
5 (idm 习语) be on/walk the streets => street. run before one can walk tackle difficult tasks before one has learnt the basic skills 不会走就想跑（未学会基本技能就想处理困难事物）
*Don't try to run before you can walk. 别不会走路就想跑. walk before one can `run learn the basic skills before trying to tackle more difficult tasks 先学会了走再跑（学会基本技能後再处理困难事物）. a walking `dictionary, encyclo`pedia, etc person who has a wide vocabulary or who seems to be very knowledgeable about a particular subject 活字典、活百科全书等
*She's a walking textbook of medicine. 她是活的医学教科书. walk one's legs off (infml 口) walk until one is exhausted 走得筋疲力尽. walk sb off his `feet (infml 口) tire sb by making him walk too far or too fast （走得太远或太快）把某人累得疲惫不堪. walk the `plank be sent to one's death by pirates by being forced to walk along a plank and to fall into the sea 被海盗逼着走上木板掉海淹死. walk `tall feel proud and confident 感到骄傲而自信. walk/tread a tightrope => tightrope (tight).
6 (phr v) walk away from sb/sth beat (an opponent) easily in a contest （在比赛中）轻易击败（对手）. walk away/off with sth (infml 口)
(a) win (a prize) easily 轻易赢得（奖品）
*She walked away with two first prizes. 她轻而易举地赢了两项头等奖.
(b) steal sth 偷走某物
*Somebody has walked off with my pen. 有人把我的钢笔偷走了.

/wɔ:k; wɔk/
n
1 (a) [C] journey on foot, esp for pleasure or exercise 行走, 步行（尤指为散步或锻炼的）
*go for a walk 去散步
* have a pleasant walk across the fields 愉快地漫步走过田野
* She took the dog for a walk. 她带着狗去散步.
(b) [sing] distance of this 步行的距离
*The station is ten minutes' walk from my house. 车站离我家要步行十分钟.
* It's a short walk to the beach. 步行没多远就可到海滩.
2 [sing]
(a) manner or style of walking; gait 步态
*I recognized him at once by his walk. 我一看那走路的样子就知道是他.
(b) walking pace 步行的速度
*The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop. 那匹马跑了一大阵後慢下来缓步而行.
* After running for ten minutes, he dropped into a walk, ie began to walk. 他跑了十分钟後就改成步行了.
3 [C] path or route for walking 步行的路径或路线
*The path through the forest is one of my favourite walks. 我最喜欢散步的小路就是穿过树林的那条.
* Some of the walks in this area are only possible in dry weather. 这一带的一些小路只有晴天才能走.
* The garden is well laid out, with many pleasant walks. 这个花园布局很好, 有许多宜人小径.
4 (idm 习语) cock of the walk => cock1. a walk of `life person's occupation, profession or rank 行业; 职业; 阶层
*They interview people from all walks of life. 他们采访各行各业的人.