trench
noun
uk/trentʃ/us/trentʃ/[C]
anarrowholethat isduginto theground:
壕沟;沟渠Aworkmanwaskilledwhen thesidesof the trench he wasworkingincollapsed.一名工人在挖壕沟时由于两侧坍塌而丧生。
[Cusually plural]
adeepholedugbysoldiersand used as aplacefrom which they canattacktheenemywhile beinghidden:
战壕,堑壕thetrenches of the FirstWorldWar第一次世界大战时的战壕
trenchwarfare堑壕战
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Ditches, dams & tunnels
- cut
- cutting
- dam
- damsomethingup
- dike
- ditch
- dyke
- groin
- groyne
- ha ha
- inspection chamber
- spillway
- subway
- the Channel Tunnel
- the Chunnel
- tunnel
- tunneller
- underpass