perimeter fence/wall• Three men wearing balaclava-type masksdragged him to a perimeter fence where the attack took place.• The innerZones 1 and 2 are enclosed by a 19-mile perimeter fence.• She too looks like a retired person, retired from the turbulencebeyond the perimeter wall.• There was no exit in the perimeter fence and the gates in the side fence were locked.• Keeping the perimeter fence a few yards away on his left, Angel One loped silently along until he reached its north-western limit.• Centred in East Anglia, the SnowballCampaign involved a symbolic cutting of the perimeter fence at air-force bases around the country.• His eyes roved to the perimeter fences where the lights still shone as if in defiance of the coming day.
Originperimeter
(1500-1600)Frenchpérimètre, from Latin, from Greek, from peri- (PERICARDIUM) + metron“measure”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + PERIMETER | PERIMETER + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤inner, outer內周長;外周長➤northern, southern, etc.北部、南部等邊緣➤entire整個周邊➤defensive, security環形防線;安全界線➤airport, base機場/基地周邊VERB + PERIMETER➤establish, form, mark建立/形成/標明周邊◇The river marks the eastern perimeter of our land.這條河構成了我們領土的東面邊界。➤defend, guard, secure保衞/護衞/防衞周邊➤patrol, walk沿周邊巡邏/行走➤breach突破周邊防線◇The gunman did not breach the security perimeter around the White House.持槍歹徒沒有突破白宮周圍的安全防線。PERIMETER + NOUN➤fence, fencing, wall圍籬;圍牆➤security周邊安全➤road環繞四周的道路➤defender, player, shooter (all in basketball皆用於籃球)外線防守隊員/球員/投籃手PREPOSITION➤along the perimeter沿着邊緣◇I lugged my suitcase along the perimeter of the square.我費力地拖着手提箱沿着廣場的邊緣走。➤around the perimeter, round the perimeter (especially BrE) 圍繞周邊◇We walked around the perimeter of the prison.我們繞着監獄周圍走了一圈。➤inside the perimeter, outside the perimeter在界限裏面/外面◇They demonstrated just outside the perimeter of the embassy.他們就在大使館的外面示威。➤on the perimeter在邊緣上◇Many of the offices are located on the perimeter of the site.許多辦公室位於那個地方的周邊。