搜尋結果
ring fence
- IPA[ˈrɪŋfɛns]
英式
- a fence completely enclosing a farm or piece of land.;an effective or comprehensive barrier
- enclose (a piece of land) with a ring fence.;guarantee that (funds allocated for a particular purpose) will not be spent on anything else
verb: ring-fence, 3rd person present: ring-fences, gerund or present participle: ring-fencing, past tense: ring-fenced, past participle: ring-fenced
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a fence completely enclosing a farm or piece of land.
- ▪ an effective or comprehensive barrier he did not say when the merger would be completed or when the ring fence would be abolished
動詞
- 1. enclose (a piece of land) with a ring fence.
- 2. British guarantee that (funds allocated for a particular purpose) will not be spent on anything else the government failed to ring-fence the money provided to schools