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

• He made a comedy set in the trenches.
  以战壕为背景，拍了一部喜剧。
• They were digging trenches to shelter the men from gunfire.
  他们在挖战壕以免受炮火的袭击。
• He saw action in the trenches.
  他在战壕里战斗。
• 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。
• Their defences were poor& the trenches were too shallow and they had very few gun emplacements.
  他们的防御工事太差了&战壕这么浅，几乎没有枪炮掩体。
• They dug trenches in their path and set booby traps.
  他们在小路上挖深沟设饵雷。
• We dug trenches to drain away the dirty water.
  我们开沟排去污水。
• He is out there in france, tending the dying in the trenches.
  他远赴法国，照顾那些在战壕中垂死的士兵。
• The trenches sheltered us from enemy gunfire.
  战壕掩蔽我们不受敌人炮火袭击。
• This occurs in trenches, also called subduction zones.
  这个过程发生在海沟。也叫作俯冲带。