ring fence
noun/ˈrɪŋ fens/
/ˈrɪŋ fens/
- (finance) a form of protection that stops a sum of money from being spent on anything other than its intended purpose
围栏：一种保护形式，可防止将金钱用于其预定目的以外的任何其他用途 - The government has promised to put a ring fence around funding for education.
政府已承诺教育资金保证用于教育。
- The government has promised to put a ring fence around funding for education.
- a form of protection that only allows particular people to use or know something, or only allows something to be used for a particular purpose
围栏：一种保护形式，仅允许特定的人使用或了解某些东西，或仅允许将某些东西用于特定的目的 - He did not say when the merger would be completed or when the ring fence would be abolished.
他没有透露合并何时完成，也没有透露何时取消围栏。
- He did not say when the merger would be completed or when the ring fence would be abolished.