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单词 barbed wire
释义
barbed wire
noun[U]
uk
/ˌbɑːbd ˈwaɪər/us
/ˌbɑːrbd ˈwaɪr/
atypeofstrongwirewithsharppointson it, used topreventpeopleoranimalsfromenteringorleavingaplace,especiallyafield:
带刺铁丝网
abarbedwirefence带刺铁丝栅栏
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(Definition ofbarbed wirefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

barbed wire| American Dictionary

barbed wire
noun[U]
us/ˈbɑrbd ˈwɑɪər,ˈbɑb-/
atypeofstrongwire withsharppointson it, used topreventpeopleoranimalsfromenteringorleavingaplace
(Definition ofbarbed wirefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbarbed wire

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Following this, a large number of people were detained inbarbedwirecompounds.
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The cattle of the two herds were separated by abarbedwirefence, and thus direct nose-to-nose contacts were possible.
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The fact that hedges were usually made of hawthorn, a form of organicbarbedwire, takes on an added significance here.
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To the right of thebarbedwireis an identical camp.
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On the other hand, purchased materials, such asbarbedwire, poles, and bamboo, are used in some private plantations.
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Acting as an organicbarbedwire, the hedge was increasingly put to work to protect the lands of the powerful.
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The lowest strand ofbarbedwirewas low enough to block peccaries, but high enough to allow smaller seed predators to enter.
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Three strands ofbarbedwire, the lowest set at 25 cm above the ground, were used for each exclosure.
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He walks over to a charred tree, the branches of which have grownbarbedwire.
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Three lines (at 40, 60 and 80 m from the ground) ofbarbedwireattached to the trap protected the seeds from predation by cattle.
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Clearly, there wasbarbedwireand constraints on the internees' freedom but there was also a high degree of selfgovernment within the camp.
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The project farmers were provided with seed to establish the new pastures,barbedwireto fence them o and technical assistance in pasture establishment.
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The place has been fortified undoubtedly, but living inbarbed-wireentanglements means sheltering behind barbed wires, and that is a most fantastical idea.
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Except for derelict huts and bashas, the camps were little more thanbarbedwireenclosures in which wild beasts might have been herded together.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He is caught in thebarbedwirewhich he himself helped to set up.
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