n.柵欄；圍墻；買賣贓物的人

v.用籬笆圍住；束縛；擊劍；回避

He tried to see over the fence but it was too high. 他試圖從柵欄上面看過去，但它太高了。

He hired a workman to repair the fence. 他雇用了一個工人修理圍墻。

That fence is the limit of the schoolyard. 那堵圍墻是校園的界限。

The loot had disappeared and been handled by a fence. 贓物失蹤后被一個銷臟的人處理掉了。

One end of the garden was fenced off for chickens. 花園的一端已用籬笆隔開來養(yǎng)雞。

I should like the chance to fence with a worthier opponent. 我希望有機會跟實力相當(dāng)?shù)膶κ謸魟Α?/p>

I'll fence with you if you wish. 如果你愿意，我就和你擊劍。

It is not manly for you to fence off the consequences of your action. 你要是回避你的行動后果，就不像個男子漢。

fence的基本意思是“柵欄,籬笆”,也可指“圍墻”。引申可指人的某種“心理障礙”。

fence在句中有時可修飾另一名詞,作定語。

fence用作名詞時意思是“柵欄”,轉(zhuǎn)化為動詞表示“把…用柵欄圍起來”,目的在于禁止行人穿過、防止動物亂跑或使隱居處安然無恙。引申可指“束縛”“保護(hù)”“周旋”等。

fence既可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語。

在體育用語中, fence可表示“擊劍”,用作不及物動詞。

罪過

n.防御工事

名詞defence的復(fù)數(shù)形式.

=defenses.