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词汇 fence
释义
fence
1. noun
a person who trades in stolen goods UK, 1698. go over the fenceto escape from prison UK, 1996. sit on the fenceto be impartial, neutral or waiting to see who wins UK, 1887. take the fence(used of a bookmaker) to fail to pay off a winning bet US, 1947
2. verb
1
to purchase, receive and/or store stolen goods UK, 1610.
2
to cheat in a test US, 1955
idiomfencesit on the fenceused in order to show disapproval for someone who does not decide quickly about something, or who refuses to give a definite opinion about something:You know how things are - too many people are sitting on the fence these days. We need action.I sat on the fence for a while, wondering whether the trip would be too expensive.fence-sitting: Many economists who had been fence-sitting are now predicting a recession.
phrasefence[fenced, fenced, fencing]
fence in 1. fence in sthfence sth in to surround an area or building with a fence: The prison compound was fenced in with barbed wire.2. fence in sthfence sth in to keep animals in an area surrounded by a fence: Jimmy is planning to fence in his chickens to protect them from foxes.3. fence in sbfence sb in usually passive to make someone feel that they cannot leave a place or do what they want: Mothers with young children often feel fenced in at home.
fence off
fence off sthfence sth off to separate one area from other areas with a fence: The owner has fenced off the woodland to stop people getting in.+ from The resort was fenced off from the rest of the island
See:
  • be on the fence
  • come off the fence
  • fence (someone or something) off from (something)
  • fence an animal in
  • fence hanger
  • fence in
  • fence off
  • fence out
  • fence with
  • fence with (someone)
  • fenced
  • go for the fences
  • Good fences make good neighbors
  • Good fences make good neighbors.
  • grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence), the
  • make a Virginia fence
  • mend (one's) fences
  • mend fences
  • mend one's fences
  • mend one's fences, to
  • my, her, the other, the same, etc. side of the fence
  • on the fence
  • on the fence, be
  • on the fence, to be/sit
  • over the fence
  • rush (one's) fences
  • rush your fences
  • side of the fence
  • sit on the fence
  • straddle the fence
  • swing for the fences
  • the grass is always greener
  • the grass is always greener (on the other side)
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