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fence

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n.栅栏,围墙,剑术 vt.用篱笆围住,练习剑术,防护 vi.击剑,围以栅栏,跳过栅栏,搪塞

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名词:fencer 动词过去式:fenced 过去分词:fenced 现在分词:fencing 第三人称单数:fences

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fend=to strike(打击) 变化型 fest

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fence


/fens; fɛns/
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.

v
1 [Tn] surround, divide, etc (sth) with a fence 用栅栏、篱笆、围墙等将(某物)围着或隔开等
*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着.
2 (phr v) fence sb/sth in
(a) surround or enclose sb/sth with a fence 用栅栏、篱笆、围墙等围着或圈起某人[某物]
*The grounds are fenced in to prevent trespassing. 庭院用栅栏围着以防外人进去.
(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.

/fens; fɛns/
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!

/fens; fɛns/
n person who knowingly buys and resells stolen goods 买卖赃物的人.
1. The rabbit is gnawing at the fence.
    那只兔子在啮咬篱笆。

2. Through the windows a soft light shone, and the sweet music of the Sabbath anthem made him approach the iron fence.
    柔和的灯光透过窗子射了出来。礼拜日赞美诗的美妙的音乐吸引住了他,把他带到了铁栏杆前。

3. Thirty yards of board fence, nine feet high.
    三十码长的木栅栏,九英尺高。

4. Tom considered — was about to consent; but he changed his mind: "No! No! You see, Aunt Polly is very particular about this fence — right here on the street, you know.
    汤姆想了一下,正要同意;但是他改变了主意:“不行!不行!你知道,波莉姨妈对这段栅栏很挑剔——它正处在临街的位置。

5. He regarded the fence thoughtfully, and his heart was filled with despair.
    他若有所思地看着栅栏,心中充满了绝望。

6. He had had a nice time all the while, and the fence had three coats of whitewash on it.
    他始终过得很愉快,而栅栏被粉刷上了三层浆。

7. Sitting down on a dilapidated wooden fence near the field, we opened a couple of tins of sardines and had a picnic lunch.
    我们在田边一堵东倒西歪的篱笆墙上坐下来,打开几听沙丁鱼罐头,吃了一顿野外午餐。

8. Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost board; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed strip with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a box discouraged.
    他一边叹息,一边拿刷子在桶里蘸了一下,往栅栏高处一抹;接着又一蘸一抹地重复了两遍。他看了一眼刷白的一小条,又看了看那片待刷的无边大陆,垂头丧气地在一只箱子上坐了下来。

9. "Like it? Well, I don´t see why I shouldn´t like it. Does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?"
    “喜欢?我不知道我为什么不喜欢干这活。每个男孩子每天都有机会粉刷篱笆栅栏吗?”

10. If it were the back fence I wouldn´t mind, and she wouldn´t.
    如果是后面的栅栏,我不会介意,她也不会介意的。

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