fence
n
1 structure of rails, stakes, wire, etc, esp one put round a field or garden to mark a boundary or keep animals from straying 柵欄; 籬笆; 圍墻. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page vi.
2 (idm 習語) come down on one side of the fence or the other => side1. sit on the fence => sit. fence, v
1 [Tn] surround, divide, etc (sth) with a fence 用柵欄、 籬笆、 圍墻等將(某物)圍著或隔開等
Farmers fence their fields. 農(nóng)人用籬笆把田地圍起.
His land was fenced with barbed wire. 他的土地用鐵絲網(wǎng)圍著.
2 (phr v) fence sb/sth in
(a) surround or enclose sb/sth with a fence 用柵欄、 籬笆、 圍墻等圍著或圈起某人[某物]
The grounds are fenced in to prevent trespassing. 庭院用柵欄圍著以防外人進去.
(b) restrict the freedom of sb 限制某人的自由
She felt fenced in by domestic routine. 她覺得自己完全被家務(wù)事束縛住了. fence sth off separate (one area from another) with a fence 用柵欄、 籬笆、 圍墻等將(某處)隔開
One end of the garden was fenced off for chickens. 花園的一端已用籬笆隔開來養(yǎng)雞.
fence v
1 [I] (sport 體) fight with a long slender sword (foil, epee or sabre) 擊劍.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) be evasive; avoid giving a direct answer to a question(er) 回避; 避免作正面回答
Stop fencing with me answer my question! 別躲躲閃閃--回答我的問題! fence n person who knowingly buys and resells stolen goods 買賣贓物的人.
*[fens]n. 圍墻, 柵欄, 買賣贓物的人, 劍術(shù)vt. 用籬笆圍住, 練習劍術(shù), 防護vi. 擊劍, 搪塞【化】 柵欄【經(jīng)】 贓品買賣處, 黑貨市場相關(guān)詞組: on the fence sit on the fence fence sth off fence with...
?? 同詞根單詞
fencingn. 劍術(shù);圍墻;筑柵欄的材料;
v. 擊劍( fence的現(xiàn)在分詞);圍以柵欄;