Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense ring-fences, present participle ring-fencing, past tense, past participle ring-fenced
VERB 限制(拨款或资金)的用途;使…专门用于 To ring-fence a grant or fund means to put restrictions on it, so that it can only be used for a particular purpose. 限制(拨款或资金)的用途;使…专门用于 [British]
The Treasury has now agreed to ring-fence the money to ensure that it goes directly towards helping elderly people. [VERB noun]
财政部现在已经同意限制这笔钱的用途，以保证其直接用于帮助老年人。
There should be ring-fenced funding for local crime prevention initiatives. [VERB-ed]