fences

英 [ˈfensɪz]

美 [ˈfensɪz]

n.  栅栏; 篱笆; 围栏; (障碍赛马中的)障碍物; 买卖赃物者; 销赃犯
v.  (用栅栏、篱笆或围栏)围住，隔开; 参加击剑运动; 搪塞; 支吾; 回避
fence的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 栅栏;篱笆;围栏
  Afenceis a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts.
  1. Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
     村民们说这个围栏将限制公众进入山区。
• VERB (用篱笆等)围住，把…圈起来
  If youfencean area of land, you surround it with a fence.
  1. The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep...
     第一项任务就是把树林围起来不让羊进去。
  2. Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand.
     托马斯在一小块围起来的满是沙子的地上玩耍。
• (越野障碍赛或赛马中的)障碍物
  Afencein show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over.
• N-COUNT 买卖赃物者;销赃者
  Afenceis a person who receives stolen property and then sells it.
  1. He originally acted as a fence for another gang before turning to burglary himself.
     他开始时为另一个犯罪团伙销赃，后来就自己干起了抢劫。
• PHR-RECIP 言和;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛
  If one country tries tomend fences withanother, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countriesmend fences.
  1. Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns...
     昨晚，华盛顿尽最大努力与欧洲各国修好，称理解其担忧。
  2. The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences.
     10年前两国曾进行过边境战争，但现在正在重修旧好。
• PHRASE 保持中立;骑墙
  If yousit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
  1. They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves...
     他们保持中立,拒绝表态。
  2. He's not afraid of making decisions and is a man who never sits on the fence.
     他不怕拍板，从不作骑墙派。
• PHRASAL VERB (用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来
  If youfencesomethingin, you surround it completely with a fence.
  1. He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town.
     他计划将他镇北 5 英里处的约 100 英亩牧场圈起来。
• PHRASAL VERB 包围;使脱不开身
  If youare fenced inby someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave.
  1. She was basically fenced in by what the military wanted to do...
     军旅事务使她基本上无法脱身。
  2. He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.
     他把手放在她身后的柱子上，这样就把她围在当中，可以低头看她了。

双语例句

• I want to live in a house with white fences.
  我想要住在有白色篱笆的房子里。
• I know I'll spend time in Tennessee and mend some fences, literally and figuratively.
  我也会在家乡田纳西州修补一下篱笆&真实的和象征的篱笆。
• They boxed the garden in with fences.
  他们立起篱笆把花园围住。
• The youths are taught how to spray paint cars and mend fences
  教授年轻人如何给汽车喷漆和修理护栏。
• It grows well on walls or fences when trained horizontally on wires, where it makes a spectacular show.
  它生长良好训练时，在墙上或电线上，它使一个壮观的表演水平围栏。
• He fences well, as she had noticed before.
  正如她以前观察到的那样，他善于周旋。
• The woman asked if he could perhaps mend her fences, and so he stayed
  女人问他能否给她修一修篱笆，于是他留了下来。
• The first horse often goes hell for leather, hits a few fences but gets away with it
  第一匹马往往跑得很快，会碰到几根横杆，但不会碰落。
• They've torn down wooden fences and broken branches off trees.
  他们拆掉了木栅栏，并砍去了一些树枝。
• Sheets of corrugated iron are often used for temporary roofs and fences.
  波纹铁皮常用以建造临时屋顶和围墙。