fence

[fens]

n.栅栏, 围墙, 买卖赃物的人
v.用篱笆围住, 束缚, 击剑, 回避

n.

1. 栅栏; 篱笆[C]

He built a fence around the garden.

他在花园周围筑了篱笆。

2. 【俚】买卖赃物的人[C]

3. 击剑术

He is a master of fence.

他精于剑术。

4. 雄辩, 善于辞令

vi.

1. 击剑

He fenced with his new sword.

他用新剑来击剑。

2. 买卖赃物

vt.

1. 把……用栅(或篱)围起来

I helped him fence his garden.

我帮他用篱笆把花园围起来。

2. (筑栅)防护; 保卫

The King was fenced by a group of body guards.

国王由一群卫兵簇拥着保卫起来。

词形变化

名词: fencer | 动词过去式: fenced | 动词过去分词: fenced | 动词现在分词: fencing | 动词第三人称单数: fences |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.用栅围起来; 防护

enclose  wall  fortify  blockade

vi.进行(战斗, 决斗等)

fight  joust  duel

vi.私卖, 作黑市买卖

bootleg  black-market  sell illegally  

同义参见:

dike  limit  picket  gate  rail  enclosure  

英英释义

名词 fence:

a barrier that serves to enclose an area

同义词：fencing

a dealer in stolen property

动词 fence:

enclose with a fence

同义词：fence in

receive stolen goods

fight with fencing swords

surround with a wall in order to fortify

同义词：wall, palisade, fence in, surround

have an argument about something

同义词：argue, contend, debate

短语词组

be/sit on the fence

1. 保持中立

He considered that it was better for him to sit on the fence during the quarrel.

他认为在这场争吵中自己还是保持中立为好。

mend one's fences

1. 修复友好关系

They tried to mend their fences with us.

他们努力想与我们修好。

rush one's fences

1. 鲁莽

Keep calm, don't rush your fences.

冷静些, 别胡来。

补充

fencefence英:[fens] 美:[fɛns]n.1.栅栏, 篱笆; 围墙They put a fence around the garden.他们在园子的周围建起了篱笆。vt.1.围以栅栏Farmers fence their fields.农民用栅栏来防护他们的田园。vt. & vi.1.保护, 防御, 周旋He fences well, as she had noticed before.正如她以前观察到的一样, 他善于周旋。vi.1.击剑I'm learning how to fence.我在学击剑。

例句

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。 2. He refused a fence and unshipped his rider.马在一道障碍前突然停下不肯跳跃, 并将骑手从背上甩了下去。 3. 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。 4. 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。 5. You can expect action in Parliament to force a vote to get rid of the lame duck and mend some fences for the future.可以预见议会采取行动, 强行通过投票摆脱“跛脚鸭”首相, 为今后做一些恢复声誉的工作。 6. They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves.他们保持中立, 拒绝表态。 7. He's not afraid of making decisions and is a man who never sits on the fence.他不怕拍板, 从不当骑墙派。 8. 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。 9. His land is fenced with barbed wire.他的地用带钩的铁丝围起来。 10. Farmers fence their fields.农户用栅栏围护他们的田地。 11. to fence off a corner of one's yard把某人的庭院一角拦开来 12. We fenced in the garden to keep the dog out.我们把园地用栅栏围起来以防范狗进来。 13. Guards fenced the President.总统由警卫簇拥保护着。 14. The gang stole cars and fenced them themselves.盗贼偷了车，然后在赃物买卖处销赃。 15. I am learning how to fence.我正在学习如何舞剑。 16. to fence with a question回避一个问题(不作正面回答) 17. our garden was not fully fenced.我们的花园没有全围起来。 18. everything is fenced in to keep out the wolves.为防止狼群入内，一切都给用栅栏围住了。 19. walkers may find themselves fenced out of the moor.步行者可能会发现自己被拦在沼泽地外。 20. after stealing your ring, he didn't even know how to fence it.偷了你的戒指后，他甚至不知道怎样把它脱手。 21. it's over the fence, the way you've been carrying on.过分了，你做事的方式。 22. whatever side of the fence you are on, the issue is here to stay.不管你站在哪一方，问题总是存在的。 23. They fenced in their garden to make it more private.为免受骚扰，他们把花园用栅栏围起来。 24. She felt fenced in by so many responsibilities.她承担如此多的责任，觉得捆住了手脚。 25. We put up a fence around our yard.我们在院子四周围上了栅栏。 26. He tried to persuade those still (sitting) on the fence to vote in his favor.他企图说服那些仍然犹豫不定的人为自己投票。 27. They've decided to fence (in) the yard.他们已经决定把院子用栅栏围起来。 28. She fenced (off) a corner of the property to use as a garden.她把住宅地的一角用栅栏围起来做花园。 29. a house with a fenced-in yard带篱笆庭院的房子 30. He fenced (in) the sheep so they wouldn't wander too far.他用栅栏把羊圈起来，这样羊就不会跑太远。 31. Do you fence?你会击剑吗？ 32. candidates fencing with each other in their televised debates在电视辩论上唇枪舌剑的候选人 33. He stole watches and fenced them on the street.他偷了手表，然后在街上销赃。 34. A skilled fencer advances as his opponent retreats.一名娴熟的击剑手在对手后退时向前进攻。