trenches

英 [ˈtrɛntʃɪz]

美 [ˈtrɛntʃɪz]

n.  沟; 渠; 战壕; 堑壕; 海沟; 大洋沟
trench的复数

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

双语例句

• Tanks swept over the enemy's trenches.
  坦克冲过敌人的战壕。
• Two or three soldiers left the trenches and hid behind a house that wasn't burning yet.
  两到三个士兵离开了战壕躲藏在一座还没有烧起来的房子后面。
• He saw action in the trenches.
  他在战壕里战斗。
• The soldiers dug trenches to protect themselves against enemy fire or attack.
  士兵们挖掘战壕来保护他们自己不受敌人的炮火或攻击。
• They dug trenches in their path and set booby traps.
  他们在小路上挖深沟设饵雷。
• Engineers then typically dig out shallow trenches or pits along the path to obtain earth for the levee.
  工程师通常会沿预定路线挖出浅浅的壕沟或土坑，取得海堤用的泥土。
• 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。
• They are digging trenches to drain the water away.
  他们正在掘沟排水。
• It was in winter that they dug trenches and laid the oil pipes.
  他们是在冬天挖沟铺设油管的。
• The trenches sheltered us from enemy gunfire.
  战壕掩蔽我们不受敌人炮火袭击。