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栅栏;篱笆;围栏
A fence is a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts.
例句
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。
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VERB
(用篱笆等)围住，把…圈起来
If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence.
例句
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。
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。
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(越野障碍赛或赛马中的)障碍物
A fence in show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over.
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买卖赃物者;销赃者
A fence is a person who receives stolen property and then sells it.
例句
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。
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PHR-RECIP
言和;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛
If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences .
例句
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。
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。
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PHRASE
保持中立;骑墙
If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
例句
They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves...
他们保持中立,拒绝表态。
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。
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PHRASAL VERB
(用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来
If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence.
例句
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。
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PHRASAL VERB
包围;使脱不开身
If you are fenced in by someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave.
例句
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。
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。