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fence

英 [fens]

美 [fens]

n.  栅栏; 篱笆; 围栏; (障碍赛马中的)障碍物; 买卖赃物者; 销赃犯
v.  (用栅栏、篱笆或围栏)围住，隔开; 参加击剑运动; 搪塞; 支吾; 回避

复数：fences　过去分词：fenced　过去式：fenced　现在分词：fencing　第三人称单数：fences　

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同义词辨析

wallfencehedgewire netting【导航词义：围墙】

walln. 墙，围墙
〔辨析〕
指为了分隔、围绕或防卫某一区域而用石头、砖头等建起的院墙或城墙。
〔例证〕
They climbed over the wall into the orchard.
他们翻墙进入果园。
The building was burnt out and only the walls remained.
那幢建筑物除了墙以外都烧光了。
The wall cuts across our line of vision.
墙挡住了我们的视线。
fencen. 围栏，栅栏
〔辨析〕
通常指用木头、铁丝等做成的隔栏，把地块、房院等与外界隔离开。
〔例证〕
We found the entire fence whitewashed.
我们发现整个围栏都粉刷好了。
They built a fence all around to stop children (from) falling in.
他们在四周修起一圈栅栏防止儿童掉进去。
The fence in the garden is covered with intertwining morning glory.
花园的围栏上爬满了相互缠绕的牵牛花。
hedgen. 树篱
〔辨析〕
通常用低矮的灌木或树构成，用于分隔地块、园子等。
〔例证〕
He wanted to cut down the hedge, but his neighbour objected.
他想把树篱剪低些，但邻居不同意。
Spring has come and the hedges are putting forth new leaves.
春天到了，树篱长出了新叶子。
Low hedges round lawns stop people from walking on the grass.
草坪四周的矮树篱阻止人们踏上草地。
wire nettingn. 〈英〉铁丝网，金属丝网
〔辨析〕
尤用于修建围栏，与美国英语的 wire mesh 同义。
〔例证〕
They wanted to use the wire netting to surround the garden.
他们想用铁丝网把花园围起来。
The soldiers quietly went under the enemy's wire netting.
士兵们悄悄地从敌人的铁丝网下钻了过去。
A bird got entangled in the wire netting.
一只鸟被金属丝网缠住了。

短语动词

fence in
1. （用围栏等）把…围起来  2. 包围；使脱不开身  

短语用例

    fence sb/sth↔in

    • （用栅栏、篱笆或围栏）围住，关住
      to surround sb/sth with a fence
      1. 限制自由
        to restrict sb's freedom

        fence sth↔off

        • （用栅栏、篱笆、围栏）隔开
          to divide one area from another with a fence

          习惯用语

            n.

              the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)
            • 草是那边绿；这山望着那山高
              said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have
              • mend (your) fences (with sb)
            • 解决纷争；消除隔阂
              to find a solution to a disagreement with sb
              • on the other side of the fence
            • 与自己所处情况不同的一面；事物的另一面
              in a situation that is different from the one that you are in
              • sit on the fence
            • 骑墙；持观望态度
              to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth
            • He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
              开会时他往往持观望态度。

            牛津词典

              noun

              • 栅栏；篱笆；围栏
                a structure made of wood or wire supported with posts that is put between two areas of land as a boundary , or around a garden/yard, field, etc. to keep animals in, or to keep people and animals out
                1. （障碍赛马中的）障碍物
                  a structure that horses must jump over in a race or a competition
                  1. 买卖赃物者；销赃犯
                    a criminal who buys and sells stolen goods

                    verb

                    • （用栅栏、篱笆或围栏）围住，隔开
                      to surround or divide an area with a fence
                      1. His property is fenced with barbed wire.
                        他的房地产四周围有带刺的铁丝网。
                    • 参加击剑运动
                      to take part in the sport of fencing
                      1. 搪塞；支吾；回避
                        to speak to sb in a clever way in order to gain an advantage in the conversation

                        柯林斯词典

                        • N-COUNT 栅栏;篱笆;围栏
                          Afenceis a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts.
                          1. Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
                            村民们说这个围栏将限制公众进入山区。
                        • VERB (用篱笆等)围住，把…圈起来
                          If youfencean area of land, you surround it with a fence.
                          1. The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep...
                            第一项任务就是把树林围起来不让羊进去。
                          2. Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand.
                            托马斯在一小块围起来的满是沙子的地上玩耍。
                        • (越野障碍赛或赛马中的)障碍物
                          Afencein show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over.
                          1. N-COUNT 买卖赃物者;销赃者
                            Afenceis a person who receives stolen property and then sells it.
                            1. He originally acted as a fence for another gang before turning to burglary himself.
                              他开始时为另一个犯罪团伙销赃，后来就自己干起了抢劫。
                          2. PHR-RECIP 言和;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛
                            If one country tries tomend fences withanother, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countriesmend fences.
                            1. Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns...
                              昨晚，华盛顿尽最大努力与欧洲各国修好，称理解其担忧。
                            2. The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences.
                              10年前两国曾进行过边境战争，但现在正在重修旧好。
                          3. PHRASE 保持中立;骑墙
                            If yousit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
                            1. They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves...
                              他们保持中立,拒绝表态。
                            2. He's not afraid of making decisions and is a man who never sits on the fence.
                              他不怕拍板，从不作骑墙派。
                          4. PHRASAL VERB (用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来
                            If youfencesomethingin, you surround it completely with a fence.
                            1. He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town.
                              他计划将他镇北 5 英里处的约 100 英亩牧场圈起来。
                          5. PHRASAL VERB 包围;使脱不开身
                            If youare fenced inby someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave.
                            1. She was basically fenced in by what the military wanted to do...
                              军旅事务使她基本上无法脱身。
                            2. He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.
                              他把手放在她身后的柱子上，这样就把她围在当中，可以低头看她了。

                          英英释义

                          noun

                          • a barrier that serves to enclose an area
                              Synonym:fencing
                            1. a dealer in stolen property

                              verb

                              双语例句

                              • Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand.
                                托马斯在一小块围起来的满是沙子的地上玩耍。
                              • They had to evict some gypsies today and I had to go and fence the area off.
                                他们今天必须驱逐一些吉普赛人，我得去把那个区域圈起来。
                              • Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns
                                昨晚，华盛顿尽最大努力与欧洲各国修好，称理解其担忧。
                              • The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence
                                不大的教堂墓地周边围着一圈生锈的熟铁栅栏。
                              • The wooden fence is movable.
                                这个木栅栏是可移动的。
                              • Those boys have scribbled on the fence.
                                那些男孩在栅栏上乱写乱涂。
                              • The rider's horse easily surmounted the fence.
                                这名骑手的马轻而易举地越过了栅栏。
                              • He lives in a white-painted frame house behind a picket fence up in Connecticut.
                                他住在康涅狄格州北部一个漆成白色的木制房子里，屋子前面竖着尖桩篱栅。
                              • They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves
                                他们保持中立，拒绝表态。
                              • He originally acted as a fence for another gang before turning to burglary himself.
                                他开始时为另一个犯罪团伙销赃，后来就自己干起了抢劫。

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