fence

英 [fens] 美 [fens]

• n. 栅栏；围墙；买卖赃物的人
• v. 用篱笆围住；束缚；击剑；回避

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]栅栏,篱笆; 围墙

   a thing like a wall that is made of pieces of wood or mental

v. (动词)

1. vt. 围以栅栏

   surround, divide, provide with a fence or fences

2. vt. 束缚

   enclose

3. vt. & vi. 保护,防御,周旋

   protect (sb/sth)

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 栅栏，篱笆，围墙
2. 击剑术，剑术，自卫术
3. <俚>买卖赃物的人，买卖贼赃的人
4. 防壁，防护物
5. 防护
6. 巧辩词令，雄辩，善于辞令
7. 赃品买卖处，贼市 ，黑货市场
8. 障碍物

v. 动词

1. 保卫，防护，防御，防止，保护
2. 搪塞，支吾 ，回避，避免正面答复问题，含糊其词
3. 击剑，参加击剑运动，练习剑术
4. 用墙围住，把…用栅围起来，把…用栅栏隔开，把…隔在外面，用篱笆围住
5. 用栅栏防御，用栅栏防护
6. 闪开
7. 筑围墙
8. 隔开
9. 围住，关住，挡住
10. 限制自由
11. 周旋
12. 排除
13. 买卖脏物

英英释义

Noun:

1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area

2. a dealer in stolen property

Verb:

1. enclose with a fence;

   "we fenced in our yard"
   

2. receive stolen goods

3. fight with fencing swords

4. surround with a wall in order to fortify

5. have an argument about something

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He tried to see over the fence but it was too high.
   他试图从栅栏上面看过去，但它太高了。
2. He hired a workman to repair the fence.
   他雇用了一个工人修理围墙。
3. That fence is the limit of the schoolyard.
   那堵围墙是校园的界限。
4. The loot had disappeared and been handled by a fence.
   赃物失踪后被一个销脏的人处理掉了。

用作动词 (v.)

1. One end of the garden was fenced off for chickens.
   花园的一端已用篱笆隔开来养鸡。
2. She felt fenced in by domestic routine.
   她觉得自己完全被家务事束缚住了。
3. I should like the chance to fence with a worthier opponent.
   我希望有机会跟实力相当的对手击剑。
4. I'll fence with you if you wish.
   如果你愿意，我就和你击剑。
5. It is not manly for you to fence off the consequences of your action.
   你要是回避你的行动后果，就不像个男子汉。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Most fences are made of wood or metal.
   大部分栅栏是用木头或金属做成的。
2. How do you get a horse over such a high fence?
   你怎么能使马越过这么高的栅栏?
3. They put a fence around the garden.
   他们在园子的周围建起了篱笆。
4. He followed the ball over the fence.
   他紧跟着飞过篱笆的球。
5. The boy is getting over the fence.
   这男孩正在翻过篱笆。
6. The rail exactly filled the gap in the fence.
   这根横杆恰好能填补围栏上的空当。
7. The fence along the middle of the road is intended to guard vehicles from crashing into each other.
   道路中央的防护栏是为防止汽车相撞而设的。
8. She found the entire fence whitewashed.
   她发现整个围墙都粉刷好了。
9. I'm not riding the fence on any issue.
   对任何问题我都不会持骑墙态度。
10. Stop sitting on the fence and say what you really think.
    别再抱骑墙态度了,说出你的真实想法吧!

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. The girl could fence.
   这女孩能招架。
2. He fences well, as she had noticed before.
   正如她以前观察到的那样,他善于周旋。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Farmers fence their fields.
   农民用栅栏来防护他们的田园。

经典引文

• The corrugated iron fence which separated our two gardens.

  出自： R. Campbell

• Lieutenant Smith began to write rapidly, his arm fencing the paper from Turvey's gaze.

  出自： E. Birney

• The houses were formidably fenced off with barbed wire.

  出自： R. C. Hutchinson

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

fence month

禁猎期 a period time that hunting is not permitted

mend (one's) fences

修复友好关系; 消释前嫌 remove the bad efforts of one's former actions, for example, by becoming friendly with a person one has offended

用作动词 (v.)

fence from (v.+prep.)

为…筑篱笆以阻挡 enclose or surround (sth) with a fence to prevent (sth)
fence sth from sth
They fenced the seedbeds from the north wind.

他们为苗床筑篱挡住北风。

fence in (v.+adv.)

包围; 围困,限制 surround or limit (sb/sth)

fence off (v.+adv.)

挡开,抵挡住,对付 fight against; deal with (sth)

fence out (v.+adv.)

阻止…进入 keep (usually animals) out with a fence; prevent (sb) from entering a group or activity
fence sb ⇔ out
The sheep keep wandering into the vegetable field so we shall have to fence them out.

羊不断地往菜地里跑,我们得用栅栏把它们拦在外面。
We don't want that awkward man on the committee, do what you can to fence him out.

我们不愿那笨蛋加入委员会; 你要尽力阻止他。

fence with (v.+prep.)

巧妙地与(某人)进行辩论 argue skillfully with (sb)
fence sth with sth
The farmer fenced his land with wire.

农场主用铁丝把他的土地围了起来。
His land is fenced with barbed wire.

他的田地四周围有带刺的铁丝网。 fence with sb/sth
I should like the chance to fence with a worthier opponent.

我很想找机会跟一个水平相当的对手击剑。
Shall we fence with long or short swords?

我们是用长剑还是用短剑斗? fence with sb
Members of Parliament enjoy fencing with each other on questions which they disagree.

下院议员喜欢就意见相左的问题进行辩论。
The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.

这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的高手。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• break down a fence 拆除篱笆
• clear a fence 清除篱笆
• jump over the fence 跳过篱笆
• set up fences 设立栅栏
• look after one's fences 整顿自己的地盘
• ride the fence 采取骑墙态度
• rush one's fences 过于匆忙

名词+～

• bamboo fence 竹篱笆
• board fence 木板围墙
• iron fence 铁栅栏
• wire fence 铁丝网

介词+～

• throw stones across the fence 将石块扔过篱笆
• enclose ... with a fence 将…围以篱笆
• off the fence 犹豫不决
• on sb's fence 帮助某人
• on the fence 犹豫不决

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• fence the fields 围起田地
• fence the seedbeds 为苗床筑篱笆

～+副词

• fence artfully 巧妙地周旋
• fence cleverly 聪明地周旋
• fence courageously 勇敢地周旋
• fence deftly 巧妙地周旋
• fence expertly 专业地周旋
• fence fascinatingly 迷惑人地周旋
• fence intelligently 聪明地周旋
• fence mentally 理智地周旋
• fence professionally 专业地周旋
• fence skillfully 巧妙地周旋
• fence in 把…用栅栏围起来,围困〔限制〕…
• fence off 把…用栅栏隔开〔拦〕起来,抵挡住〔对付〕…
• fence out 阻止…进入
• fence up 把…围起来

～+介词

• fence against 防御…
• fence ... from 为…筑篱笆以阻挡…
• fence round 避开…
• fence round the point 避开问题的要点
• fence with 用…把…围住〔隔开〕,巧妙地与(某人)进行辩论

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. fence的基本意思是“栅栏,篱笆”,也可指“围墙”。引申可指人的某种“心理障碍”。
2. fence在句中有时可修饰另一名词,作定语。

v. (动词)

1. fence用作名词时意思是“栅栏”,转化为动词表示“把…用栅栏围起来”,目的在于禁止行人穿过、防止动物乱跑或使隐居处安然无恙。引申可指“束缚”“保护”“周旋”等。
2. fence既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语。
3. 在体育用语中, fence可表示“击剑”,用作不及物动词。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

fence, cage, coop, enclose, envelop, pen, wall

• 这组词都可表示“包围”“装入”,其区别是：
• fence主要指用栅栏拦开或围起来; cage指关在笼子里,有侮辱意味; coop指被关进笼子般的狭小地方,也指受到更加严格的限制; enclose指设置界限或屏障把某人或某物围在其中,也指把某物装进密封的容器; envelop强调把某物体完全包起来或整个封起来; pen指监禁在狭窄的地方或施加令人不快的限制; wall指筑墙围住或关入围有墙壁的地方。例如:
• After the tiger was caught, it was caged.老虎被捉住后关进了笼子。
• He was cooped up in a tiny room.他被关进小房间。
• The little park was enclosed on all sides by tall apartment building.那个小公园的四周被高高的住宅楼围起来了。
• Smoke from the burning room enveloped the whole building.着火了的那个房间冒出的烟遮蔽了整座大楼。
• The shepherd has penned up the sheep in the two acre field.牧羊人把羊群围在那块两英亩的土地上。
• We are going to wall the garden.我们要用围墙把花园围起来。

fence, dodge, duck, malinger, parry, shirk

• 这组词都有“回避”的意思,它们之间的区别是:fence指像击剑者那样“躲避”,强调灵巧和勇气; dodge强调动作迅速或突然变换位置进行“躲闪”,含有策略、机警、聪明的意思; duck指突然地弯腰或好像弯腰那样进行“躲〔回〕避”; malinger指伪装有病或虚弱,以“逃避”职责或艰巨的任务等; parry强调自卫的技能和灵巧; shirk指卑鄙地、胆怯地、鬼祟地去“躲〔回〕避”。例如:
• He was able to dodge so that the man's knife went through his sleeve, wounding him only slightly.他来得及躲开,那人的小刀刺穿他的衣袖,他仅受了点轻伤。
• He saw a policeman coming and ducked behind a car.他看到一个警察向他走来,便闪身躲在一辆汽车后面。
• She says she's got flu, but I think she's malingering.她说她感冒了,但我认为她是在装病逃避工作。
• I parried her question by the best excuses I could offer.我用自己能找到的最好借口回避她的问题。
• He shirked his duty to his family.他逃避家庭的职责。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自中古英语的fens；最初源自defens，意为起防御作用的装置。

近反义词

【近义词】

• barrier
• paling
• rail