fence

noun

1. 栅栏；篱笆；围栏
   a structure made of wood or wire supported with posts that is put between two areas of land as a boundary , or around a garden/yard, field, etc. to keep animals in, or to keep people and animals out
2. （障碍赛马中的）障碍物
   a structure that horses must jump over in a race or a competition
3. 买卖赃物者；销赃犯
   a criminal who buys and sells stolen goods

verb

1. （用栅栏、篱笆或围栏）围住，隔开
   to surround or divide an area with a fence
   1. His property is fenced with barbed wire.
      他的房地产四周围有带刺的铁丝网。
2. 参加击剑运动
   to take part in the sport of fencing
3. 搪塞；支吾；回避
   to speak to sb in a clever way in order to gain an advantage in the conversation

1. N-COUNT 栅栏;篱笆;围栏
   A fence is 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。
2. VERB (用篱笆等)围住，把…圈起来
   If you fence an 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。
3. (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.
4. N-COUNT 买卖赃物者;销赃者
   A fence is 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。
5. 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 .
   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。
6. PHRASE 保持中立;骑墙
   If you sit 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。
7. PHRASAL VERB (用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来
   If you fence something in, 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。
8. 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.
   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。

1. The two men broke out of their cells and cut through a perimeter fence.
   这两个人逃出牢房，并越过了围墙。
2. The thieves cut a hole in the fence
   盗贼在篱笆上割了个洞。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. 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。
7. 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。
8. 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。
9. They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves
   他们保持中立，拒绝表态。
10. 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。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. When she and Luther got their house, they would fence off a lawn and raise roses from cuttings
    等她和卢瑟有了自己的房子，他们就会围起一块草坪扦插玫瑰。
14. They had to evict some gypsies today and I had to go and fence the area off.
    他们今天必须驱逐一些吉普赛人，我得去把那个区域圈起来。
15. He lives in a white-painted frame house behind a picket fence up in Connecticut.
    他住在康涅狄格州北部一个漆成白色的木制房子里，屋子前面竖着尖桩篱栅。
16. I jumped over the fence
    我跳过了栅栏。
17. Under planning law the maximum height for a fence or hedge is 2 metres
    规划法中规定，围栏或树篱最高为2米。
18. The wooden fence is movable.
    这个木栅栏是可移动的。
19. He squeezed through a narrow opening in the fence.
    他从围栏上的狭窄缺口里挤了过去。
20. The exhibition hall reared above me behind a high fence
    高高的围墙后面，展览大厅耸立在我面前。
21. Broughton took a sickie on Monday to paint his fence.
    布劳顿星期一称病请了一天假来粉刷栅栏。
22. Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car
    罗伯特很幸运，他被一辆轿车挤压到一排栅栏上后只是一只脚骨折。
23. Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields
    每棵树、每堵墙和每道栅栏都在白得耀眼的田野映衬下十分夺目。
24. The small churchyard was surrounded by a rusted wrought-iron fence
    不大的教堂墓地周边围着一圈生锈的熟铁栅栏。
25. A fence marked the perimeter of the field.
    一道篱笆标明了那块田地的周界。
26. Those boys have scribbled on the fence.
    那些男孩在栅栏上乱写乱涂。
27. The rider's horse easily surmounted the fence.
    这名骑手的马轻而易举地越过了栅栏。
28. The boy cleared the fence in one leap.
    男孩一跃跳过了篱笆。
29. He crawled along the fence until he reached the gate.
    他顺着篱笆一直爬到大门边。

  wall fence hedge wire netting【导航词义：围墙】

  wall n. 墙，围墙

〔辨析〕指为了分隔、围绕或防卫某一区域而用石头、砖头等建起的院墙或城墙。

  fence n. 围栏，栅栏

〔辨析〕通常指用木头、铁丝等做成的隔栏，把地块、房院等与外界隔离开。

  hedge n. 树篱

〔辨析〕通常用低矮的灌木或树构成，用于分隔地块、园子等。

  wire netting n. 〈英〉铁丝网，金属丝网

〔辨析〕尤用于修建围栏，与美国英语的 wire mesh 同义。

fence sb/sth↔in

1. （用栅栏、篱笆或围栏）围住，关住
   to surround sb/sth with a fence
2. 限制自由
   to restrict sb's freedom

fence sth↔off

1. （用栅栏、篱笆、围栏）隔开
   to divide one area from another with a fence

n.

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence)

• 草是那边绿；这山望着那山高
  said about people who never seem happy with what they have and always think that other people have a better situation than they have

mend (your) fences (with sb)

• 解决纷争；消除隔阂
  to find a solution to a disagreement with sb

on the other side of the fence

• 与自己所处情况不同的一面；事物的另一面
  in a situation that is different from the one that you are in

sit on the fence

• 骑墙；持观望态度
  to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth
  1. He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
     开会时他往往持观望态度。

noun

1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area

   Synonym:    fencing

2. a dealer in stolen property

verb

1. have an argument about something

   Synonym:    arguecontenddebate

2. surround with a wall in order to fortify

   Synonym:    wallpalisadefence insurround

3. fight with fencing swords

4. enclose with a fence
   1. we fenced in our yard

   Synonym:    fence in

5. receive stolen goods