英语释义

1. having an intimate informal but often malicious or slanderous character —used chiefly of conversation
cheery back-fence chatsvicious back-fence gossip

片语

tail gate尾门；下闸门；后段船闸闸门；（卡车等的）后挡板

B back fence后挡板

a back-fence gossip邻居间的閑言碎语

back piece后挡板，[材] 反向角钢

英汉例句

• between the tennis court and the back fence was an incinerator used by the school and the presbytery for quite some years until the recycling bins came into use.

  在网球场和背部围栏之间曾设置了焚化炉，供学校和神父宿舍使用了很多年，直到废物回收箱开始投入使用为止。

• there was a little boy with a bad temper. his father gave him some nails to drive into the back fence when he lost his temper.

  有一个男孩有着很坏的脾气，于是他的父亲就给了他一袋钉子并且告诉他，每当他发脾气的时候就钉一根钉子在后院的围篱下。

• you see, aunt polly「s awful particular about this fence—right here on the street, you know—but if it was the back fence i wouldn」t mind and she wouldn「t.

  要知道，波莉姨妈对这面墻是很讲究的——这可是当街的一面呀——不过要是后面的，你刷刷倒也无妨，姨妈也不会在乎的。

• i would sneak out over the back fence to avoid my mother who were looking for me.

  我要偷偷从后篱笆翻越过去，以避开正在寻找我的妈妈。

• you see, aunt polly」s awful particular about this fence-right here on the street, you know-but if it was the back fence i wouldn「t mind and she wouldn」t.

  你瞧，波莉姨妈对这边的篱笆特别讲究--因为这可是临街的一边啊，你明白吧--假如这要是后边的篱笆呢，我倒是不介意让你刷，她也不会介意的。

• between our back fence and the richardses's monumental brick garage there were a hundred square yards of barren ground.

  在我们家的后院和理查兹家的大车库间有一块100平方码的荒地。