fence
释义
A barrier of wood, wire, or metal that encloses or divides an area of land.
围栏，栅栏，篱笆
(informal) A person who buys and sells stolen goods.
（非正式）销赃者
To surround or separate with a fence.
用围栏围住，圈起
To fight with a sword as a sport; to avoid giving a direct answer.
击剑；（回答时）回避，闪烁其词
词根拆分
词根派生fence 是 defence 砍掉前半截——它曾经就表示「防御」。由此分出两路：替地产防御的东西成了我们说的「围栏」；用剑防身的技艺成了动词 to fence（以及运动 fencing）。词根的两半都活在这一个词里：挡住攻击的墙，和互相递招的剑。
词根 fens 还连着 8 个词为什么是这个意思
为什么同一个词既指花园围栏又指剑术？两者都是 defence 的缩略。围栏防卫你的土地，击剑用剑防卫你的身体。习语 sit on the fence 用的是字面的栅栏——你坐在分界线上，不肯倒向任何一边（即保持中立、骑墙）。
常用搭配
- 1.build a fence建围栏
- 2.fence off用栏围起
- 3.barbed-wire fence带刺铁丝网
- 4.sit on the fence保持中立/骑墙观望
- 5.garden fence花园围栏
例句
- 1.
They built a wooden fence around the garden.
他们在花园四周建了一道木栅栏。
- 2.
The farmer fenced off the field to keep the sheep in.
农夫把田地围了起来，好把羊圈在里面。
- 3.
She learned to fence when she was at university.
她上大学时学会了击剑。
- 4.
The politician fenced with reporters, refusing to give a straight answer.
这位政客与记者周旋，拒绝给出直接的回答。
- 5.
He was arrested for acting as a fence for stolen jewelry.
他因充当被盗珠宝的销赃者而被捕。