fence-sitting

/fens-sit-er/US // ˈfɛnsˌsɪt ər //

围观,骑墙派,围墙,围墙内

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a person who remains neutral or undecided in a controversy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inuncommitted

Synonyms

neutral中立,中性,中立的,中性的 unaffiliated无党派人士,无附属关系的,无所属单位,无附属机构 uninvolved无人问津,未参与的,未参与,无人问津的 unattached无附属关系,无附属物,无附庸,无所属 cut loose割断,割开,割裂,割断关系 don't care不在乎,无所谓,不关心,不在意 floating浮动,浮动的,漂浮,漂浮的 free-spirited自由奔放的,自由奔放,自由奔放的人,自由自在的 laid-back悠闲的,悠闲,休闲,悠闲自在 middle ground中间地带,中间派,中间路线,中间环节 middle of the road中庸之道,马路中间的人,马路中间,马路中间人 nonaligned不结盟的,不结盟,不结盟派,不结盟的人 nonpartisan无党派人士,无党派,非党派,不分党派 on the fence在栅栏上,在篱笆上,在围栏上,在围墙上 restrained节制,克制,拘束的,节制的 unpledged无抵押,无抵押的,无担保,无押金

Antonyms

aligned统一的,统一,统一口径,统一的方式 attached所附的,所附,所附带的,所附上的 committed承诺,承诺的,致力于,坚定的 involved涉及的,涉及到的,涉及,涉及的问题 united统一的,联合的,联合,统一

as inabstain

Synonyms

cease停止,停止执行,终止,停止使用 forgo放弃,放弃了,舍弃,弃权 pass up弃权,放弃,放弃了,遗弃 quit退出,辞职,戒掉 refrain克制,克制一下,克制住,反复强调 renounce摒弃,摈弃,背弃,抛弃 shun阴阳师,阴柔,阴,阴阳 withhold扣留,隐瞒,隐瞒不报,隐匿 abjure誓不罢休,誓死不从,誓死不屈,誓死不承认 abnegate厌恶,厌恶的,厌弃,厌恶性 avoid避免,避开,避免使用,避免了 constrain约束力,约束,拘束,限制 curb路边,遏止,路边的,马路牙子 decline衰退,减少,衰落,下降 eschew摒弃,避开,规避,摒弃了 evade躲避,回避,避开,逃避 fast快速,迅速,快速的,快 forbear忍受,隐忍,忍受者,忍受着 pass通过,通过了,通,通过的 refuse拒绝,拒收,拒绝接受,拒不接受 spurn摒弃,吐弃,厌弃,吐 starve饿死,饿死了,饿肚子,饿着肚子 stop停止,停下来,停,停住 deny oneself否认自己,否定自己,否认自我,否认自己的身份 do without不用,不做,没有,不需要 fence-sit坐在篱笆上,坐在栅栏上,坐在栅栏里,坐在围栏里 give the go by予以批准 give up放弃,舍弃,放弃吧,罢休 go on the wagon上马车,上马,上马路,上车 keep from避开,避免,阻止,忌讳 sit on one's hands手坐,盘坐,坐着,坐着不动 sit on the fence坐而论道,坐视不理,坐视不管,坐在围栏里 sit out坐在外面,静坐,静坐不动,坐下来 take the cure服用治疗,服用疗程,吃药 take the pledge宣读承诺书,宣誓,宣读誓言,宣读承诺

Antonyms

continue继续,继续说,延续,继续进行 do做,做到,做什么,做事 accept接受,接受接受,接纳,接受接受接受 allow允许,容许,让,准许 embrace拥抱,怀抱,搂抱,搂着 encourage鼓励,激励,励,励志 face脸,脸部,脸面,脸色 meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接 use使用,用,运用,利用 want想,要,想要,希望 indulge纵容,放任自流,放纵,放纵自己

Examples

Strandf could photograph anything from a blind woman to a picket fence and make the image indelible.
I have the unique advantage of seeing this from both sides of the fence.
At this point, he became Tom Sawyer, letting his musical compatriots—and the folk tradition—help paint his musical fence.
But what about the screams, the salty puddles, and big empty packages of frozen fish lying on the ground outside the fence?
On Thursday, Leyland fled her home after a photographer snapped her photo from behind her garden fence.
I saw every crook in the fence, every rut in the road, every bush and tree long before we came to it.
Another fence: who would furnish that two hundred and fifty dollars and secure him for the remainder?
They stopped, leaning over a jagged fence made of sea-drift, to ask for water.
I raised my pipe above my head and hurled it against the fence, where it crashed into a score of pieces.
In 1837 the churchyard had some pleasant walks along the sides, bounded by a low wooden fence, and skirted with trees.

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