fence sth off
off 表示用栅栏隔开或隔出某区域；宾语也可放在 fence 与 off 之间，如 fence the area off。
The police fenced off the area and told everyone to stay back.
警察把那片区域用栅栏围了起来，叫大家退后。
击剑；闪烁其词；搪塞；买卖赃物；销赃；防御；保护；跳过栅栏
enclose or separate with a fence
通过建造围栏来围住、包含或分隔。
To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
防御或保护。
To defend or guard.
从事买卖赃物。
To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
用栅栏围住
enclose with a fence
从事击剑运动。
To engage in the sport of fencing.
跳过栅栏。
To jump over a fence.
用模棱两可的回答掩盖真相；回避；闪烁其词。
To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive.
一般现在时
They fence the garden to keep out deer.
他们用篱笆围起花园，防止鹿进来。
一般过去时
She fenced with her opponent at the competition.
她在比赛中和对手击剑。
现在完成时
We have fenced off the dangerous area.
我们已经用栅栏把危险区域隔开了。
规则动词；过去式和过去分词均为 fenced，现在分词为 fencing。
They fenced the backyard so the dog could play safely.
他们把后院用栅栏围起来，这样狗就能安全地玩耍。
用法提示：fenced 是 fence 的过去式，作动词，表示“用栅栏围住”。
AI contextual example
We need to fence the garden to keep the deer out.
我们需要给花园围上栅栏，防止鹿进来。
用法提示：fence 是动词原形，表示“用栅栏围住”。
AI contextual example
The workers are fencing the new playground.
工人们正在用栅栏把新游乐场围起来。
用法提示：fencing 是 fence 的现在分词，作动词，表示“用栅栏围住”。
AI contextual example
off 表示用栅栏隔开或隔出某区域；宾语也可放在 fence 与 off 之间，如 fence the area off。
The police fenced off the area and told everyone to stay back.
警察把那片区域用栅栏围了起来，叫大家退后。
in 表示围住、圈起；宾语也可放在 fence 与 in 之间，如 fence the garden in。
They fenced the garden in to keep the rabbits out.
他们把花园用栅栏围了起来，防止兔子进入。
此义指回避直接回答，with 后接提问的人；注意与表示击剑运动的 fence with sb 区别。
The minister fenced with reporters when they asked about the missing money.
部长在被记者追问失踪的钱款时闪烁其词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workers fence the garden last week.
正确表达The workers fenced the garden last week.
英语用动词过去式表示过去发生的动作；last week 明确指向过去，所以 fence 必须变为过去式 fenced。汉语动词没有时态变化，学习者容易直接沿用原形。
grammar · medium
易错句子They are fenceing the field.
正确表达They are fencing the field.
fence 以不发音的 e 结尾，构成现在分词时要先去掉 e 再加 -ing，即 fencing，而非 fenceing。这是加 -ing 的基本拼写规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子The manager fenced against the reporters' questions.
正确表达The manager fenced with the reporters' questions.
fence 作“闪烁其词、回避”讲时是不及物动词，固定搭配是 fence with sb/sth（与某人周旋、回避某事），不用 against。受汉语“应对、对付某人”的影响，学习者常误加 against。
用栅栏把……围起来
The farmer fenced in the sheep to keep them safe at night.
农夫把羊用栅栏围起来，免得夜里不安全。
用栅栏把……隔开
They fenced off the damaged part of the playground.
他们用栅栏把操场损坏的部分隔开了。
与……击剑；用剑比试
She learned to fence with a foil when she was twelve.
她十二岁时学会了用花剑击剑。
买卖赃物
He was arrested for fencing stolen goods.
他因买卖赃物被捕。
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