on the fence / fɛns /

在栅栏上在篱笆上在围栏上在围墙上

on the fence3 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of vertical posts connected with horizontal sections of sturdy material or materials, as wood, metal, vinyl, or wire, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary: Our garden fence is not high enough to keep the deer out.
  2. Informal. a person who receives and disposes of stolen goods.
  3. the place of business of such a person.
v. 有主动词 verb

fenced, fenc·ing.

  1. to enclose by some barrier, establishing exclusive right to possession: to fence a farm.
  2. to separate by or as by a fence or fences: to fence off a corner of one's yard; to fence out unwholesome influences.
  3. to defend; protect; guard: The president was fenced by bodyguards wherever he went.
v. 无主动词 verb

fenced, fenc·ing.

  1. to practice the art or sport of fencing.
  2. to parry arguments; strive to avoid giving direct answers; hedge: The mayor fenced when asked if he would run again.
  3. to leap over a fence.
  4. Obsolete. to raise a defense.

on the fence 近义词

adj. 形容词 adjective

undecided

更多on the fence例句

  1. Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
  2. France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
  3. Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
  4. Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
  5. You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
  6. Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
  7. I saw every crook in the fence, every rut in the road, every bush and tree long before we came to it.
  8. Another fence: who would furnish that two hundred and fifty dollars and secure him for the remainder?
  9. You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
  10. Mr. Slocum was not educated in a university, and his life has been in by-paths, and out-of-the-way places.