| 释义 |
fence /fens/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 栅栏；围栏；篱笆
erect a bamboo fence 筑竹篱
2. 收受贼赃者；买卖赃物的人(或场所)
3. 【机】防护装置
4. (飞机的)翼刀
5. 击剑术
a master of fence 精于剑术的人
6. 雄辩，善于辞令
7. [fences]政治地盘
build one's fences for election as governor 为竞选州长建立自己的政治地盘
8. 〈古〉防护
II ❶ vt.
1. 把…用栅(或篱)围起 (about, in, round, up)
We fenced in the garden to keep the sheep out. 我们把园地用篱笆围起以防羊进来。
The farm is fenced round with elms. 农场周围种着榆树。
2. (用栅或似用栅)拦开，隔开(off, out)；排除(off)
We fenced off the pool in case the children should fall in. 我们在池边筑了栅栏以免孩子掉进水里。
The cattle are well fenced out. 牛群被妥善地隔在栅栏之外。
We'll take measures to fence off the consequences of a severe earthquake. 我们将采取措施消除强烈地震造成的后果。
3. (筑栅)防护；保卫(from, against)
fence the seedbeds from the north wind 为苗床筑篱挡北风
be fenced by bodyguards 由警卫簇拥保卫着
4. 买卖(赃物)；卖掉(赃物)；销(赃)
5. 〈口〉【冰】罚(犯规队员)入受罚席
6. 〈英〉宣布(树林、河流等)不准狩猎(或捕鱼)
7. 〈古〉把…排除在外
❷ vi.
1. 击剑
2. 搪塞，回避正面回答
3. 买卖赃物
4. (马等)跳越栅栏
5. 〈废〉提供防御(或保护)
[< ME fens < defens defence] phr. come (或 get) off the fence 不再骑墙 fence with 搪塞，回避 fence with a question (或 questioner) 避免作正面答复 make a Virginia fence 摇摇晃晃地走 mend (或 look after) one's fences 〈美〉1. 修复友好关系；照料自己的政治利益 (如准备重新提名) 2. (国会议员)重新和选民联系 on the fence 抱骑墙态度，保持中立；犹豫不定 sit on the fence 骑墙 over the fence 〈澳新口〉不合理；超出常情；不公正 refuse one's fences 〈英〉避免冒险 ride (the) fence 〈美方〉骑马巡视检修牧场的栅栏 rush one's fences 〈英〉鲁莽；过于匆忙 side of the fence (争论的)一方 straddle (或 walk) the fence 抱骑墙态度 upon the fence = on the fence
walk (like) a virginia fence= make a Virginia fence |