fences的中文翻译是什么意思

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.

• 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。

VERB(用篱笆等)围住，把…圈起来

If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence.

• 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。

N-COUNT(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.

N-COUNT买卖赃物者;销赃者

A fence is a person who receives stolen property and then sells it.

• 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。

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 .

• 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。

PHRASE保持中立;骑墙

If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.

• 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。

PHRASAL VERB(用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来

If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence.

• 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。

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.

• 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。