Fender

(noun.) a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; 'in Britain they call a fender a wing'.

(noun.) a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth.

(noun.) an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track.

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• I did, sir, and at the sight of me he looked as I have never seen a man look before, and over he went with his head on the fender. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• At first, such a baby could do little more than sit with him, deserting her livelier place by the high fender, and quietly watching him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• You'd save coals if they put you behind the fender in the waitin'-room at a public office, you would. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Mr. Weevle moodily pushes the snuffers-tray from him with his elbow, leans his head on his hand, puts his feet on the fender, and looks at the fire. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• In a room without a window, there burnt a fire guarded by a high and strong fender, and a lamp suspended from the ceiling by a chain. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• Oliver retained his stool by the fire; Barney wrapped in a blanket, stretched himself on the floor: close outside the fender. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The fender was of polished steel, with much lancet-shaped open-work and a sharp edge. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Eugene Wrayburn rose, and put his hands in his pockets, and stood with a foot on the fender, indolently rocking his body and looking at the fire. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• He came back with the towels, and took his former position, crouching seated before the fire on the fender. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• He turned, and flipped the ash from his cigarette on to the great marble hearth-stones, that lay bare in the room, without fender or bar. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• In succession are the chutes on which the crates of fenders are sent down from the fourth floor of the main factory building to the shipping platform. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The space in the center of the car contains the fenders, and other removable parts of the equipment. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

编辑:菲利普