- 词义辨析
fence, cage, coop, enclose, envelop, pen, wall
这组词都可表示“包围”“装入”,它们的区别是:fence主要指用栅栏拦开或围起来; cage指关在笼子里,有侮辱意味; coop指被关进笼子般的狭小地方,也指受到更加严格的限制; enclose指设置界限或屏障把某人或某物围在其中,也指把某物装进密封的容器; envelop强调把某物体完全包起来或整个封起来; pen指监禁在狭窄的地方或施加令人不快的限制; wall指筑墙围住或关入围有墙壁的地方。例如:After the tiger was caught, it was caged.老虎被捉住后关进了笼子。He was cooped up in a tiny room.他被关进小房间。The little park was enclosed on all sides by tall apartment building.那个小公园的四周被高高的住宅楼围起来了。Smoke from the burning room enveloped the whole building.着火了的那个房间冒出的烟遮蔽了整座大楼。The shepherd has penned up the sheep in the two acre field.牧羊人把羊群围在那块两英亩的土地上。We are going to wall the garden.我们要用围墙把花园围起来。
- 速记技巧
谐音记忆法
谐音:奋死,奋死冲出栅栏。或击剑运动员奋死一搏。或发音想成“fans歌迷”(保安遇到fans是不是要像栅栏一样将他们和明星分开)
词源词根法
缩写自defence或defense,挡开。引申义击剑,篱笆等。该词原为defence之异体,更确切地说,系由defence缩略而来,而defence的终极词源则为拉丁语defendere(避开,挡住)。早在14世纪时,fence与defence同义,也指“防御”或“保卫”,16世纪以后引申出“击剑术”、“栅栏”或“篱笆”等义,原义就逐渐被废弃了。在英国清教徒移居美洲的时代,移居者筑起栅栏用以抵挡印第安人的袭击,fence就已被赋予了“栅栏”一义。=来源于defence的缩写。
- 知识拓展
重要短语
over the fence越过场端;不讲道理的,不公正的
on the fence保持中立;抱观望态度
fence in用栅栅围起来
fence with搪塞,回避
- 双语例句 更多例句
The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach.
这个围栏的地点选择得很有策略,可以阻止任何人到海滩上.
《简明英汉词典》
There used to be a hole in the fence that we could creep through, but it's been boarded in.
以前篱笆上有个洞,我们可以钻进钻出, 可是这个洞已用木板给封住了.
《简明英汉词典》
The fence along the middle of the road is intended to guard vehicles from crashing into each other.
道路中央的防护栏是为防止汽车相撞而设的.
《简明英汉词典》
So I told you about that, okay, so the next thing was he jumped the fence.
那件事我已对你说过了, 对吧, 接下来他跳过了篱笆.
《简明英汉词典》
He was pinned against the fence by a boy twice his size; he could hardly breathe.
他被一个身材两倍于他的男孩按在篱笆上, 喘不过气来.
《简明英汉词典》
Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car.
罗伯特很幸运,他被一辆轿车挤压到一排栅栏上后只是一只脚骨折。
柯林斯词典例句库
Every tree, wall and fence stood out against dazzling white fields.
每棵树、每堵墙和每道栅栏都在白得耀眼的田野映衬下十分夺目。
柯林斯词典例句库
They had to evict some gypsies today and I had to go and fence the area off.
他们今天必须驱逐一些吉普赛人,我得去把那个区域圈起来。
柯林斯词典例句库
- 相关词组
- snake fencen.<美>蛇形围栅;
- over the fence<澳新>不讲道理的,不公正的,丑恶可耻的;
- rail fencen.栅栏;
- fence off把…(通常指土地)用栅栏隔开[拦起来];
- picket fencen.尖桩篱栅;
- bamboo fence篱笆;
- fence sitting篱笆坐着
- fence in用栅栏把…围起来;包围; 围困; 限制;
- fence with用…围住;搪塞, 回避;
- barbed wire fence倒刺铁丝围栏;
- on the fenceadv.抱观望态度;
- snow fencen.防雪栅栏;
- fence post栅栏柱;
- sit on the fencev.骑墙,中立;坐观成败;脚踏两条船;
- ring fencen.圈地的栅栏;
- sunk fencen.矮墙;
- worm fencen.曲折的篱笆,弯弯曲曲的栅栏;之形栅栏;
- 今日热词
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- distant adj.遥远的,久远的;远亲的;冷淡的;恍惚的;
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- invite v.邀请;请求;招致;n.请柬;
- miss n.(称呼不知姓名的年轻女子)小姐;(用于未婚女子姓氏或姓名前,以示礼貌)小姐,女士;少女;未击中v.错过;不在;思念;迟到;未达到;避开(不愉快的事);不懂;未击中;不做;不理解;未得到;未觉察;未见到;未听到;发觉丢失
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- spell v.拼写;招致;顶替;n.一段时间;咒语;魅力;
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- exciting adj.令人激动/兴奋的;
- barrier n.屏障;障碍;界限;壁垒;隔阂;阻碍;关口;栅栏;挡板;
- at six 在六点钟;
- calculate v.计算;估算;估计;预料;