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Fence Fenced Area Verb Surround Fens   [V Mend

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]栅栏;篱笆;围栏 A fence is a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts.
  • 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。

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[VERB 动词](用篱笆等)围住,把…圈起来 If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence.
  [V n]
  [V-ed]
  • 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。

  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](越野障碍赛或赛马中的)障碍物 A fence in show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over.
    4
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]买卖赃物者;销赃者 A fence is a person who receives stolen property and then sells it.
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • 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。

    5
    [PHR-RECIP 相互短语]言和;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛 If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences .
      [V inflects]
    • 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 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。

    6
    [PHRASE 短语]保持中立;骑墙 If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
      [V inflects]
    • They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves...

      他们保持中立,拒绝表态。

    • 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。

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    [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来 If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence.
      [V P n]
    • 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。

    8
    [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]包围;使脱不开身 If you are fenced in by someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave.
      [be V-ed P]
      [V-ed P]
      [usu passive]
    • 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。

    • 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。

    相关词组:
    fence in
    fence off

    Oxford fence / fens ; NAmE fens /
    noun
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    verb
    fence fences fenced fencing
    noun 1 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 栅栏;篱笆;围栏 2 a structure that horses must jump over in a race or a competition (障碍赛马中的)障碍物 3 ( informal) a criminal who buys and sells stolen goods 买卖赃物者;销赃犯 IDIOMsee
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    verb 1 [transitive ] fencesth to surround or spanide an area with a fence (用栅栏、篱笆或围栏)围住,隔开 His property is fenced with barbed wire. 他的房地产四周围有带刺的铁丝网。 see also
    unfenced
    2 [intransitive ] to take part in the sport of fencing 参加击剑运动 3 [intransitive ] fence(with sb) to speak to sb in a clever way in order to gain an advantage in the conversation 搪塞;支吾;回避 PHRASAL VERBS ˌfence sb/sth↔ˈin [often passive ] 1 to surround sb/sth with a fence (用栅栏、篱笆或围栏)围住,关住 2 to restrict sb's freedom 限制自由 SYN
    hem sb in
    She felt fenced in by domestic routine. 她感到被日常家务束缚住了。
    ˌfence sth↔ˈoff [often passive ] to spanide one area from another with a fence (用栅栏、篱笆、围栏)隔开
    fence / fens ; NAmE fens /
    LDC
    fence1 noun
    fence2 verb
    fencefence1 /fens/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]
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    1fence (1)a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land2a wall or other structure that horses jump over in a race or competition3informal someone who buys and sells stolen goods4sit/be on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support mend (your) fences
    at mend1(4)
    fence1 noun
    fence2 verb
    fencefence2 verb
    Verb Table
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    1[transitive] to put a fence around something:  old farmhouses and fenced gardens2[intransitive] to fight with a long thin sword as a sport3[intransitive + with] to answer someone’s questions in a clever way in order to get an advantage in an argumentfence somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb1to surround a place with a fence:  The yard was fenced in to keep out wolves.2to make someone feel that they cannot leave a place or do what they want:  Young mothers often feel fenced in at home.fence something ↔ off phrasal verb to separate one area from another area with a fence:  a planting area fenced off from the main garden
    WDF

    fence

    [fens]fenced, fencing, fences

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    栅栏(64%),围墙(22%),击剑(6%),买卖赃物的人(3%),用篱笆围住(3%),回避(1%),束缚(1%)
    n.栅栏;围墙;剑术
    vt.防护;用篱笆围住;练习剑术
    vi.击剑;搪塞;围以栅栏;跳过栅栏

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