[N-COUNT 可数名词]壕沟;沟渠 A trench is a long narrow channel that is cut into the ground, for example in order to lay pipes or get rid of water.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]战壕,堑壕(the trenches 常指第一次世界大战的西线战场) A trench is 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 as the trenches .
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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。
...trench warfare.
堑壕战
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trench/trentʃ; NAmEtrentʃ/noun1a long deep hole dug in the ground, for example for carrying away water 沟;渠2a 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) 战壕;堑壕◆life in the trenches第一次世界大战期间的战壕生活◆trench warfare堑壕战3(alsoˌocean ˈtrench)a long deep narrow hole in the ocean floor 海沟;大洋沟trenchtrenchestrenchedtrenchingtrench/trentʃ; NAmEtrentʃ/
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trenchtrench /trentʃ/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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1a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground: Workers dug a trench for gas lines.2technical a long narrow valley in the ground beneath the sea3[usually plural] a deep trench dug in the ground as a protection for soldiers: the trenches of World War I4the trenches the place or situation where most of the work or action in an activity takes place: Lane left teaching after 30 years in the trenches.
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