trench

英 [trentʃ]

美 [trentʃ]

n.  沟; 渠; 战壕; 堑壕; 海沟; 大洋沟

复数：trenches　现在分词：trenching　过去式：trenched　过去分词：trenched　第三人称单数：trenches　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.5674 / COCA.6459

牛津词典

noun

• 沟；渠
  a long deep hole dug in the ground, for example for carrying away water
• 战壕；堑壕
  a long deep hole dug in the ground in which soldiers can be protected from enemy attacks (for example in northern France and Belgium in the First World War)
  1. life in the trenches
     第一次世界大战期间的战壕生活
  2. trench warfare
     堑壕战
• 海沟；大洋沟
  a long deep narrow hole in the ocean floor

柯林斯词典

• 壕沟;沟渠
  Atrenchis a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water.
• N-COUNT 战壕，堑壕(the trenches 常指第一次世界大战的西线战场)
  Atrenchis a long narrow channel in the ground used by soldiers in order to protect themselves from the enemy. People often refer to the battle grounds of the First World War in Northern France and Belgium asthe trenches.
  1. We fought with them in the trenches.
     我们曾在一战西线战场上与他们并肩作战。
  2. ...trench warfare.
     堑壕战

英英释义

noun

• a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
• any long ditch cut in the ground
• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  Synonym:deepoceanic abyss

verb

• dig a trench or trenches
  1. The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench
• cut a trench in, as for drainage
  1. ditch the land to drain it
  2. trench the fields
  Synonym:ditch
• set, plant, or bury in a trench
  1. trench the fallen soldiers
  2. trench the vegetables
• cut or carve deeply into
  1. letters trenched into the stone
• fortify by surrounding with trenches
  1. He trenched his military camp
• impinge or infringe upon
  1. This impinges on my rights as an individual
  2. This matter entrenches on other domains
  Synonym:impingeencroachentrench

双语例句

• He dug a shallow trench.
  他挖了一条浅沟。
• I forgot to dig a trench around the tent.
  我忘记在帐篷周围挖沟了。
• Consequently the bedding and backfilling of the trench need special attention to provide the required lateral support.
  其后，管道沟的垫土和回填需要特别注意，应提供所需要的水平支撑。
• I am staying in the trench;
  抚摸战壕中我的面颊；
• Emergency conditions may therefore dictate at least the initial use of trench latrines.
  因此，至少在最初的阶段，紧急条件下可能会要求使用坑道厕所。
• Flamethrower first in the appearance of World War I trench warfare in World War II is widely used.
  ***最初于第一次世界大战的堑壕战中亮相，在第二次世界大战中更是被广泛使用。
• Then we all got out of the trench.
  然后所有的人都走出了战壕。
• I was to take them to a frontline trench.
  我得押他们到最前线的战壕去。
• Davis did not have a single trench to show me.
  而戴维斯没有一条挖掘的沟渠可以给我看。
• Elsewhere, two plates may shift toward each other and converge along a deepsea trench and island arc.
  在别的地方，两块板块又可能相向移动而沿着深海沟和岛弧逐渐聚合。