单词 | fence |
释义 | nounverb🔑 fenceBrE /fens/ NAmE /fens/ noun 🔑 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a structure that horses must jump over in a race or a competition (障碍赛马中的)障碍物(informal ) a criminal who buys and sells stolen goods 买卖赃物者;销赃犯 ● the grass is (always ) greener on the other side (of the fence )(saying ) said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have 草是那边绿;这山望着那山高● mend (your ) fences (with sb )to find a solution to a disagreement with sb 解决纷争;消除隔阂● on the other side of the ˈfence in a situation that is different from the one that you are in 与自己所处情况不同的一面;事物的另一面● sit on the ˈfence to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth 骑墙;持观望态度◆ He tends to sit on the fence at meetings . 开会时他往往持观望态度。🔑 fenceBrE /fens/ NAmE /fens/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they fence BrE /fens/ NAmE /fens/ present simple - he / she / it fences BrE /ˈfensɪz/ NAmE /ˈfensɪz/ past simple fenced BrE /fenst/ NAmE /fenst/ past participle fenced BrE /fenst/ NAmE /fenst/ -ing form fencing BrE /ˈfensɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈfensɪŋ/ [T ]~sth to surround or divide an area with a fence (用栅栏、篱笆或围栏)围住,隔开◆ His property is fenced with barbed wire . 他的房产四周围有带刺的铁丝网。 ➡ see also unfenced[I ]to take part in the sport of fencing参加击剑运动[I ]~ (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 ● ˌfence sb /sth↔ˈin [often passive ]to surround sb /sth with a fence (用栅栏、篱笆或围栏)围住,关住to restrict sb's freedom 限制自由SYN hem 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 divide one area from another with a fence (用栅栏、篱笆、围栏)隔开 |
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