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

• 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 cream of Britain's youth was killed in the trenches in the First World War.
  英国青年的精华在第一次世界大战中被残杀的战壕里。
• Along the jagged front, men emerged from their muddy trenches.
  在坑坑洼洼的前线，将士们从泥泞的战壕中走出来。
• The soldiers were digging trenches.
  士兵们（那时）正在挖战壕。
• 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 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 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。
• We are digging trenches for a water system.
  我们正在替供水系统挖水沟。
• Tanks swept over the enemy's trenches.
  坦克冲过敌人的战壕。