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fence

/ˈfɛns/KK

練發音
名詞
高中
難度 6 個義項
家庭
also used as a verb
變化形
複數

fences

1.
柵欄;圍籬;圍欄
極常用

由木頭、金屬絲或其他材料製成,用來圍住區域、標示邊界或防止人和動物進出的構造。

用法:作可數名詞使用。常與建造、修理、爬過、翻越等動作搭配。

build a fence
put up a fence
repair a fence
wooden fence
wire fence

Our neighbor built a fence to keep people from looking into the garden.

我們的鄰居蓋了一道圍籬,不讓人看進花園裡。

Please do not climb over the fence by the train station.

請不要爬過火車站旁的圍籬。

2.
圍起來;用圍欄隔開
常用

用柵欄或圍欄圍住某個區域,或以圍欄將兩個區域隔開。

用法:通常作及物動詞,受詞是被圍住的地方。也常見於「圍起來以防止進入」的結構。

fence a yard
fence a garden
fence off an area
fence in animals

My family put up a fence around the vegetable garden to keep dogs out.

我家人在菜園周圍圍上籬笆,防止狗跑進來。

Workers fenced off the broken sidewalk until it was repaired.

工人把損壞的人行道圍起來,直到修好為止。

3.
擊劍;用劍比賽
較少用

在擊劍運動中,以專用劍進行攻防或比賽。

用法:可不及物,也可與表示對手的介系詞搭配。

fence competitively
fence against an opponent
learn to fence
fencing club

The two students fenced against each other in the final match.

兩名學生在決賽中彼此對戰擊劍。

A boy joined the fencing club because he wanted to learn to fence.

一名男孩加入了擊劍社,因為他想學習擊劍。

4.
閃避回答;含糊其詞
較少用
正式

刻意不直接回答問題或不明確表明立場。

用法:常與「問題」、「回答」等概念搭配,也可用「用話語周旋」的結構。日常口語中,人們更常說「避免回答」或「繞開問題」。

fence with questions
fence around an issue
fence instead of answering

The company boss fenced when reporters asked about the missing files.

記者問公司老闆那些不見的檔案時,老闆閃避了問題。

5.
銷贓者;收購贓物者
較少用
正式

明知物品是偷來的,仍收購並轉售該物品的人。

用法:作可數名詞。也可作動詞,指明知是贓物仍替人銷售。

a stolen-goods fence
work as a fence
arrest a fence
fence stolen goods

Police said the man was a fence who bought and sold stolen bicycles.

警方表示,那名男子是買賣偷來腳踏車的銷贓者。

6.
猶豫不決;持觀望態度
常用

在兩種意見、選擇或立場之間尚未作出決定。

用法:通常用在「在觀望」的固定結構中,後面常接表示某件事的介詞片語。

be on the fence
on the fence about a decision
still on the fence

I am still on the fence about joining the school trip because it is expensive.

我對是否參加校外旅行還在觀望,因為費用很高。

常見錯誤

He is fencing the question.

He is avoiding the question.

There is fence around the garden.

There is a fence around the garden.

They fenced off the area with a fence it.

They fenced off the area with a fence.

I am on the fence to buy a new phone.

I am on the fence about buying a new phone.

相關字詞
barrier 近義
wall 近義
hedge 近義
fence off 片語形式
fencing 同源詞
sit on the fence 近義
學習提示

・最常見的意思是實體的「柵欄」或「圍籬」。

・「在觀望」是很常用的固定慣用語,意思是尚未決定,不是指真的站在圍欄上。

・「用圍欄封鎖某區域」常用片語形式,重點是阻止人進入該區域。

・表示閃避問題的動詞義較正式,日常對話通常改用「避免回答」或「繞開問題」的說法。

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