| 释义 |
trench /trentʃ/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 沟，深沟；沟渠
dig a chest-high trench 挖一条齐胸深的沟
an irrigation trench 灌溉渠
2. 【军】战壕，散兵壕，堑壕；[trenches] 堑壕阵地
a firing trench 战斗壕
fight in trenches 在堑壕阵地作战
3. 【地】海沟，海底沟；地沟
4. = trench coat
II ❶ vt.
1. 在…上开沟；在…上挖战壕
trench a field for draining 在田里开沟排水
Torrents trenched the mountain. 激流从山上泻下，冲出一道道水沟。
2. 用战壕围住，用堑壕加强防卫
trench an outpost 用堑壕防护前哨
a trenched camp 四周有堑壕加强防卫的兵营
3. 切，刻；切掉；切开
trench an inscription in a stone 在石上铭刻题词
❷ vi.
开沟；挖战壕
trench around the spot right down to the clay 在这地点周围挖沟一直挖到黏土层
Rivulets of water trenched across the trail, a sign of spring thaw. 一条条细流冲刷成的水沟横过小径——这是春天解冻的迹象。
[<OFr trenche something cut < trenchier to cut < L truncāre to cut off, lop off < truncus mutilated] phr. mount the trenches 进入堑壕阵地 open the trenches 开始挖堑壕作业 relieve the trenches 进入战壕换防 search the trenches 用榴弹炮 (或其他武器)轰击堑壕 trench (up)on 1. 侵犯；侵占 trench upon sb.'s rights 侵犯某人的权利 trench on the property of sb. 侵占某人的财产 2. 接近于，近似 His remarks were trenching on poor taste. 他的话近乎低级趣味。 |