n.栅栏;围墙;买卖赃物的人
v.用篱笆围住;束缚;击剑;回避
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。
He hired a workman to repair the fence. 他雇用了一个工人修理围墙。
That fence is the limit of the schoolyard. 那堵围墙是校园的界限。
用作动词 (v.)One end of the garden was fenced off for chickens. 花园的一端已用篱笆隔开来养鸡。
She felt fenced in by domestic routine. 她觉得自己完全被家务事束缚住了。
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。
I'll fence with you if you wish. 如果你愿意,我就和你击剑。
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。
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”。
fence在句中有时可修饰另一名词,作定语。
v.(动词)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。
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。
在体育用语中, fence可表示“击剑”,用作不及物动词。