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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   fence

   • IPA[fens]

   美式

   • n.
     a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape.；a large upright obstacle used in equestrian jumping events.
   • v.
     surround or protect with a fence；enclose or separate with a fence for protection or to prevent escape

   • verb: fence, 3rd person present: fences, gerund or present participle: fencing, past tense: fenced, past participle: fenced

   • noun: fence, plural noun: fences

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape. 同義詞 barrier, paling, railing, rail, bar, ... 更多hurdle, enclosure, wall, hedge, hedgerow, windbreak, groin, partition, barricade, stockade, palisade, rampart, protection, defense, rarecircumvallation
   • ▪ a large upright obstacle used in equestrian jumping events.
   • 2. a guard or guide on a plane, saw, or other tool.
   • 3. informal a person who deals in stolen goods. 同義詞 receiver of stolen goods, dealer in stolen goods, receiver, dealer, trafficker, ... 更多informalpusher

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. surround or protect with a fence our garden was not fully fenced 同義詞 enclose, surround, circumscribe, encircle, circle, ... 更多encompass, bound, form a barrier around, form a ring around, divide up, section off, separate off, partition off, cut off, cordon off, close off, isolate, segregate, seal, close, literarygird, girdle, engird, rarecompass
   • ▪ enclose or separate with a fence for protection or to prevent escape everything is fenced in to keep out the wolves 同義詞 confine, pen in, coop up, rail in, box in, ... 更多wall in, hedge in, hem in, close in, shut in, shut up, mew up, immure, lock in, shut off, separate off, cut off, intern, impound, hold captive, keep under lock and key, enclose, surround, kettle, secure, protect, defend, corral
   • ▪ use a barrier to exclude someone or something Idaho law requires people to fence out cows
   • 2. informal deal in (stolen goods) after stealing your ring, he didn't even know how to fence it 同義詞 receive stolen goods, deal in stolen goods
   • 3. fight with swords, especially as a sport.
   • ▪ conduct a discussion or argument in such a way as to avoid the direct mention of something we were fencing, not talking about the subject we'd come to talk about 同義詞 be evasive, be vague, be ambiguous, be noncommittal, equivocate, ... 更多prevaricate, stall, vacillate, quibble, hedge, beat around the bush, dodge the issue, sidestep the issue, parry questions, fudge the issue, mince one's words, informalpussyfoot around, duck the question, duck the issue, waffle, shilly-shally, flannel, rarepalter, tergiversate

   ring fence

   • n.
     a fence completely enclosing a farm or piece of land.
   • v.
     enclose (a piece of land) with a ring fence.

   Oxford Dictionary

   picket fence

   • n.
     a wooden fence made of spaced uprights connected by two or more horizontal rails.

   Oxford Dictionary

   electric fence

   • n.
     a fence through which an electric current can be passed, giving an electric shock to any person ...

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   fence sitter

   • n.
     a person who remains neutral or uncommitted on an issue: why don't you make up your mind—you fence sitter!

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   fence post

   • n.
     a timber or metal post set in the ground as a supporting part of a fence.

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   rabbit fence

   • n.
     a fence erected to prevent the spread of wild rabbits and other agricultural pests from one ... the barrier was part of a network of rabbit fences stretching across the continent

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   lightning fence

   • n.
     a wire fence with widely spaced posts, allowing for quick erection: I traced the boundaries and enclosed the land with a lightning fence

   Oxford Dictionary

   fence post

   • n.
     a wooden or metal post set in the ground as a supporting part of a fence.

   Oxford American Dictionary

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   片語

   • side of the fence
   • sit on the fence
3. • 更多解釋

   fence

   • IPA[fɛns]

   英式

   • n.
     a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ...
   • v.
     surround or protect with a fence: our garden was not fully fenced

   Oxford Dictionary