| [/fens; fɛns/] n 用法:
1 structure of rails, stakes, wire, etc, esp one put round a field or garden to mark a boundary or keep animals from straying 栅栏; 篱笆; 围墙. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page vi. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) come down on one side of the fence or the other => side1. sit on the fence => sit. fence 2
v 用法:
1 [Tn] surround, divide, etc (sth) with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等将（某物）围著或隔开等:
Farmers fence their fields. 农人用篱笆把田地围起. *
His land was fenced with barbed wire. 他的土地用铁丝网围著. 用法:
2 (phr v) fence sb/sth in (a) surround or enclose sb/sth with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等围著或圈起某人[某物]:
The grounds are fenced in to prevent trespassing. 庭院用栅栏围著以防外人进去.
(b) restrict the freedom of sb 限制某人的自由:
She felt fenced in by domestic routine. 她觉得自己完全被家务事束缚住了. fence sth off separate (one area from another) with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等将（某处）隔开:
One end of the garden was fenced off for chickens. 花园的一端已用篱笆隔开来养鸡. fence 3
[/fens; fɛns/] v 用法:
1 [I] (sport 体) fight with a long slender sword (foil, epee or sabre) 击剑. 用法:
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! 别躲躲闪闪--回答我的问题! fence 4
[/fens; fɛns/] n person who knowingly buys and resells stolen goods 买卖赃物的人. |