5PHR-RECIP 言和;重歸於好;化幹戈爲玉帛 If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences . 言和;重歸於好;化幹戈爲玉帛
Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns. [+ with]
昨晚,華盛頓盡最大努力與歐洲各國修好,稱理解其擔憂。
The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences.
10年前兩國曾進行過邊境戰爭,但現在正在重修舊好。
6PHRASE 保持中立;騎牆 If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument. 保持中立;騎牆
They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves.
他們保持中立,拒絕表態。
He's not afraid of making decisions and is a man who never sits on the fence.
他不怕拍板,從不作騎牆派。
SYN be uncommitted, be uncertain, be undecided, vacillate
7PHRASAL VERB (用圍欄、籬笆等)把…圈起來 If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence. (用圍欄、籬笆等)把…圈起來
He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town.
他計劃將他鎮北 5 英裏處的約 100 英畝牧場圈起來。
8PHRASAL VERB 包圍;使脫不開身 If you are fenced in by someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave. 包圍;使脫不開身
She was basically fenced in by what the military wanted to do.
軍旅事務使她基本上無法脫身。
He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.