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

• 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。
• The soldiers fought in trenches for ten days.
  士兵们在堑壕阵地上打了十天仗。
• 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。
• The plates are bounded by an interconnected network of ridges, transform faults, and trenches.
  板块以一个由洋中脊、转换断层和海沟相互连接形成的网络为界。
• We must dig trenches to drain the water away.
  我们必须开沟排水。
• 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。
• The soldiers were digging trenches.
  士兵们（那时）正在挖战壕。
• He saw action in the trenches.
  他在战壕里战斗。