fence
n
1 structure of rails, stakes, wire, etc, esp one put round a field or garden to mark a boundary or keep animals from straying 栅栏; 篱笆; 围墙. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page vi.
2 (idm 习语) come down on one side of the fence or the other => side1. sit on the fence => sit. fence, v
1 [Tn] surround, divide, etc (sth) with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等将(某物)围著或隔开等
Farmers fence their fields. 农人用篱笆把田地围起.
His land was fenced with barbed wire. 他的土地用铁丝网围著.
2 (phr v) fence sb/sth in
(a) surround or enclose sb/sth with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等围著或圈起某人[某物]
The grounds are fenced in to prevent trespassing. 庭院用栅栏围著以防外人进去.
(b) restrict the freedom of sb 限制某人的自由
She felt fenced in by domestic routine. 她觉得自己完全被家务事束缚住了. fence sth off separate (one area from another) with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等将(某处)隔开
One end of the garden was fenced off for chickens. 花园的一端已用篱笆隔开来养鸡.
fence v
1 [I] (sport 体) fight with a long slender sword (foil, epee or sabre) 击剑.
2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) be evasive; avoid giving a direct answer to a question(er) 回避; 避免作正面回答
Stop fencing with me answer my question! 别躲躲闪闪--回答我的问题! fence n person who knowingly buys and resells stolen goods 买卖赃物的人.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
The deer are farmed for their meat and fur, which are then shipped to many other countries.
饲养鹿的目的是为了获取鹿的肉皮,然后鹿皮会被轮船运往许多别的国家。
He read many books and paused in his work at six every evening for prayers, even when he was with other world leaders.