trench

[trentʃ]

n.沟, 沟渠, 战壕
v.挖沟, 侵占

例句与用法：

Broken bricks were rammed down in the trench to make a base for the concrete.

沟内先倒了碎石，并加以夯实作为混凝土的基础。

A long narrow trench or furrow dug in the ground, as for irrigation, drainage, or a boundary line.

沟渠，排水沟，水道在地面上狭长的沟渠或细沟，用于灌溉、排水或用作分界线

I forgot to dig a trench around the tent.

我忘了在帐篷四周挖一条沟。

Grandfather was in the trenches during the First War.

在第一次世界大战中，我祖父驻守在法国北部前线。

词形变化：

动词过去式: trenched | 动词过去分词: trenched | 动词现在分词: trenching | 动词第三人称单数: trenches |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 沟, 沟渠

They dug trenches to keep the forest fire from spreading.

他们挖沟以阻止森林大火蔓延。

2. 战壕

3. 堑壕阵地[P]

The soldiers fought in trenches for ten days.

士兵们在堑壕阵地上打了十天仗。

4. 海沟; 地沟

vt.

1. 在……挖沟; 在……挖战壕

They were busy trenching the fields for draining.

他们忙着在田里开沟排水。

2. 筑壕防卫

The troops received orders to trench the outpost.

部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

3. 切; 刻

vi.

1. 挖沟; 挖战壕

2. 侵害, 侵占[(+on/upon)]

The local despot trenched on the temple's property.

当地恶霸侵占了寺庙的庙产。