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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 sth • fence sth in to surround an area or building with a fence: The prison compound was fenced in with barbed wire.2. fence in sth • fence 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 sb • fence 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 sth • fence 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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