詞彙精選：fence的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

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n.

圍牆，柵欄，劍術

例句：

He built a fence around the garden.

他在花園周圍築了籬笆。

例句：

Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.

村民們說這個圍欄將限制公衆進入山區。

障礙物

例句：

The colt shied at the fence and refused to jump over it.

這馬駒到障礙物前害怕不敢跳過去。

買賣贓物者，銷贓犯

例句：

He originally acted as a fence for another gang before turning to burglary himself.

他開始時爲另一個犯罪團伙銷贓，後來就自己幹起了搶劫。

v.

用籬笆圍住 [T]

例句：

The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep.

第一項任務就是把樹林圍起來不讓羊進去。

例句：

I helped him fence his garden.

我幫他用籬笆把花園圍起來。

練習劍術，防護 [I]

例句：

He fenced with his new sword.

他用新劍來擊劍。

搪塞，支吾，迴避 [I]

例句：

Somehow he couldn't fence with her today.

不知怎的，他今天不能對她搪塞了。

二、詞義辨析：

enclose,encircle,envelop,fence,surround

這些動詞均有“包圍”之意。enclose指把某物四周圍住或封閉起來，使之與外界隔絕。encircle側重在某事物周圍圍成圈狀。envelop着重指把某個物體完全包起來或整個封起來。fence通常指用柵欄欄開或圍起來。surround普通用詞，既可指環繞、圍繞，也可指軍事上的包圍。

三、相關短語：

fence in

以柵欄或鐵絲網圍着

on the fence

adv.抱觀望態度

picket fence

n.尖樁籬柵

rail fence

n. 柵欄

sunk fence

有擋土牆的水溝;矮籬笆

fence line

柵欄線，警戒線，警戒線

fence rail

柵欄，防護樑

snake fence

n.<美>蛇形圍柵

virginia fence

犬牙形籬笆

worm fence

n. 曲折的籬笆, 彎彎曲曲的柵欄

四、參考例句：

A white fence enclosed the house.

房子周圍有一圈白色的籬笆。

He built a fence around the garden.

他在花園周圍築了籬笆。

He built a fence around the garden.

他在花園周圍築了籬笆。

The horse negotiated the fence with ease.

那馬輕易跳過了柵欄。

The horse hurdled the fence with ease.

那匹馬輕而易舉地跨過柵欄。

I helped him fence his garden.

我幫他用籬笆把花園圍起來。

A robin was perching on the fence.

一隻知更鳥落在籬笆上。

The horse hurdled the fence with ease.

那匹馬輕而易舉地跨過柵欄。

A high fence ringed the prison camp.

有一道高高的鐵絲網圍着戰俘營。

Somehow he couldn't fence with her today.

不知怎的，他今天不能對她搪塞了。