5PHR-RECIP 言和;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛 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;重归于好;化干戈为玉帛
Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns. [+ with]
昨晚,华盛顿尽最大努力与欧洲各国修好,称理解其担忧。
The two countries fought a border war a decade ago, but now they are mending fences.
10年前两国曾进行过边境战争,但现在正在重修旧好。
6PHRASE 保持中立;骑墙 If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument. 保持中立;骑墙
They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves.
他们保持中立,拒绝表态。
He's not afraid of making decisions and is a man who never sits on the fence.
他不怕拍板,从不作骑墙派。
SYN be uncommitted, be uncertain, be undecided, vacillate
7PHRASAL VERB (用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来 If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence. (用围栏、篱笆等)把…圈起来
He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town.
他计划将他镇北 5 英里处的约 100 英亩牧场圈起来。
8PHRASAL VERB 包围;使脱不开身 If you are fenced in by someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave. 包围;使脱不开身
She was basically fenced in by what the military wanted to do.
军旅事务使她基本上无法脱身。
He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.