1 N-COUNT 栅栏;篱笆;围栏 A fence is a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts. 栅栏;篱笆;围栏
2 VERB (用篱笆等)围住,把…圈起来 If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence. (用篱笆等)围住,把…圈起来
3 N-COUNT (越野障碍赛或赛马中的)障碍物 A fence in show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over. (越野障碍赛或赛马中的)障碍物
4 N-COUNT 买卖赃物者;销赃者 A fence is a person who receives stolen property and then sells it. 买卖赃物者;销赃者 [informal]
SYN receiver, dealer, buyer, trader
5 PHR-RECIP 言和;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛 If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences . 言和;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛
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Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns. [+ with]
昨晚,华盛顿尽最大努力与欧洲各国修好,称理解其担忧。
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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。
6 PHRASE 保持中立;骑墙 If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument. 保持中立;骑墙
SYN be uncommitted, be uncertain, be undecided, vacillate
7 PHRASAL VERB (用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来 If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence. (用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来
8 PHRASAL VERB 包围;使脱不开身 If you are fenced in by someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave. 包围;使脱不开身
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She was basically fenced in by what the military wanted to do.
军旅事务使她基本上无法脱身。
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He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.
他把手放在她身后的柱子上,这样就把她围在当中,可以低头看她了。
Phrasal verbs: - fence infence off
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