音标：[fens]
n. 围墙, 栅栏, 买卖赃物的人, 剑术
vt. 用篱笆围住, 练习剑术, 防护
vi. 击剑, 搪塞
【化】 栅栏
【经】 赃品买卖处, 黑货市场
相关词组:
on the fence
sit on the fence
fence sth off
fence with...
英汉词典

fence的短语、例句：

fence n 1 structure of rails, stakes, wire, etc, esp one put round a field or garden to mark a boundary or keep animals from straying 栅栏; 篱笆; 围墙. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page vi. 2 (idm 习语) come down on one side of the fence or the other => side1. sit on the fence => sit. fence, v 1 [Tn] surround, divide, etc (sth) with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等将（某物）围著或隔开等
Farmers fence their fields. 农人用篱笆把田地围起.
His land was fenced with barbed wire. 他的土地用铁丝网围著. 2 (phr v) fence sb/sth in (a) surround or enclose sb/sth with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等围著或圈起某人[某物]
The grounds are fenced in to prevent trespassing. 庭院用栅栏围著以防外人进去. (b) restrict the freedom of sb 限制某人的自由
She felt fenced in by domestic routine. 她觉得自己完全被家务事束缚住了. fence sth off separate (one area from another) with a fence 用栅栏、 篱笆、 围墙等将（某处）隔开
One end of the garden was fenced off for chickens. 花园的一端已用篱笆隔开来养鸡. fence v 1 [I] (sport 体) fight with a long slender sword (foil, epee or sabre) 击剑. 2 [I, Ipr] ~ (with sb/sth) be evasive; avoid giving a direct answer to a question(er) 回避; 避免作正面回答
Stop fencing with me answer my question! 别躲躲闪闪--回答我的问题! fence n person who knowingly buys and resells stolen goods 买卖赃物的人.