| 单词 | electric fence |
| 释义 | > as lemmaselectric fence electric fence n. a fence through which an electric current can be passed (typically along a single strand of wire) in order to deliver an electric shock to a person or animal touching it; also figurative. ΚΠ 1882 Cambr. (Ohio) Jeffersonian 15 June 1/8 (heading) Electric fence... A novelty in the utilization of wire fences consists in insulating one of the continuous wires and connecting its ends with the opposite poles of the battery. 1952 M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) vi. 98 Her personality was posted with all sorts of No Trespassing signs and criss-crossed with electric fences. 2006 Times (Nexis) 21 Oct. 46 Electric fences and tank traps line the road on the South Korean side of the border. < as lemmas |
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