enclosure

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1 [countableC]TBC an area surrounded by a wall or fence, and used for a particular purpose 〔用于特定目的的〕围地，围场

the bear enclosure at the zoo

动物园中的熊园

2 [uncountableU]TBC the act of making an area separate by putting a wall or fence around it 围住；圈起来

the enclosure of arable land for pasture

将耕地圈起来用作牧场

3. [countableC]TCM something that is put inside an envelope with a letter 〔信中的〕附件

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enclosure• The proceedings taken under these Acts provide many of the known facts concerning enclosures and depopulation.• The animals were placed in a large enclosure behind the barn.• Again the design of the sea-lion enclosure has been of great help in the management of these attractive marine mammals.• A rigid cabinet is essential for eliminating unwanted resonances, and the unusual glass-reinforced-plastic enclosure is perfect.• There were probably also sacrificial tables and statues of deities, like the clay goddess found at the sacred enclosure of Sachturia.• It follows the enclosure line and lets the reader know of anyone else who received the letter.• She saw Tig standing on the enclosure wall, his arms stretched out to the sides, his head thrown back.• Holden's lawsuit led to the enclosure of freeway overpasses with fencing.• The enclosure was never exactly crowded, even in the height of the summer.• The most southerly of the three enclosures had also been subdivided, although little of its eastern half lay within the trench.

From Longman Business Dictionary

enclosureen·clo·sure /ɪnˈkləʊʒə-ˈkloʊʒər/ noun [countableC] written abbreviation enc, encl

something, for example an information pack or a contract, put inside an envelope with a letter

I refer to your letter and enclosure of 26 January 1999.

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