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fence objfentsv [T]If you fence in an area, you build a fence around it.把…用围栏围起She would need to fence in the field if she was to keep a horse there. [M]如果她要在那片田地里养马，她需要把那片地用围栏围起。(fig. disapproving) I feel a bit fenced in (=limited in my activity) at work because my boss won't let me apply for promotion.我觉得我在这里不能放手干，因为我的老板不肯让我申请提升。To fence off an area is to separate it with a fence in order to stop people or animals from entering it.用栅栏隔开The hill had been fenced off to stop animals grazing on it. [M]这个山丘的四周筑了围栏，以防牲畜到上面去吃草。"Don't Fence Me In" (title of a song written by Cole Porter, 1934)《不要把我束缚住》(歌名，科尔·波特作)
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