dig a trench / dig trenches
trench常与动词dig搭配。
The soldiers dug a trench to protect themselves.
士兵们挖了一条战壕来保护自己。
沟；沟渠
trenches — plural of trench
战壕；壕沟；海沟；考古探沟；作为防御工事挖的沟,有挖出的土筑成的胸墙；海底狭长的陡峭凹陷地带
A long, narrow ditch or hole in the ground, either dug by people or formed naturally.
A long, narrow ditch or hole in the ground; either manmade, or formed naturally through erosion or tectonic plate movement.
作为防御工事挖的沟,有挖出的土筑成的胸墙
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
海底狭长的陡峭凹陷地带
a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
地面上挖出的任何长沟
any long ditch cut in the ground
The soldiers dug a trench to protect themselves from enemy fire.
士兵们挖了一条战壕，以保护自己免受敌方炮火袭击。
用法提示：名词，指作为防御工事的战壕。
The heavy rain cut a trench through the soft soil.
大雨在松软的土壤中冲出了一条长沟。
用法提示：名词，指地面上冲刷形成的长沟。
Ocean trenches form where tectonic plates meet.
海沟形成于板块交汇处。
用法提示：名词，指海底狭长的陡峭凹陷地带。
trench常与动词dig搭配。
The soldiers dug a trench to protect themselves.
士兵们挖了一条战壕来保护自己。
Life in the trenches was harsh during the war.
战争期间战壕里的生活很艰苦。
trench warfare是一个固定短语。
Trench warfare was common in World War I.
堑壕战在第一次世界大战中很常见。
最直接的同义词，常用于排水或边界；但 ditch 更宽浅，trench 更窄深且可能用于军事。
特指雨水冲刷形成的窄沟，侧重自然形成，不如 trench 用于军事或人工挖掘。
指犁耕或机械在地面留下的长沟，较浅，常用于农业语境。
grammar · medium
易错句子The soldier slept in trench all night.
正确表达The soldier slept in a trench all night.
中文中名词前常省略冠词，但英语中可数名词单数前需加不定冠词a/an，表示泛指。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were many deep trench in the battlefield.
正确表达There were many deep trenches in the battlefield.
trench为可数名词，在many后应用复数形式trenches，汉语没有复数变化，易遗漏。
用于“海沟”或长形凹陷地形时，相对的凸起长条地貌；不能用来指“战壕”等人工挖出的壕沟。
用于军事防御工事的“战壕”时，指高起的防护墙；与挖入地下的壕沟相对，但一般不用于自然地理的沟槽。
trench 特指战壕或深沟，常为防御工事；ditch 指排水或边界用的浅沟
trench 是名词，意思是沟渠或战壕；trenchant 是形容词，意为言辞犀利的或刀锋锐利的
堑壕战
The soldiers endured years of trench warfare.
士兵们忍受了多年的堑壕战。
挖沟；挖战壕
Workers dug a trench to lay the pipes.
工人们挖了一条沟来铺设管道。
海沟
The Mariana Trench is the deepest ocean trench on Earth.
马里亚纳海沟是地球上最深的海沟。
风衣；战壕大衣
She wore a beige trench coat in the rain.
下雨天她穿了一件米色风衣。
战壕足病
Trench foot plagued soldiers who stood in cold water for hours.
战壕足病折磨着长时间站在冷水中的士兵。
战壕是战争中常见的防御工事，常与 warfare 搭配使用。
trench 作防御工事时，上部有用挖出的土筑成的胸墙。
战壕属于 fortification 的一种形式。
trench 作地理术语时，指由板块运动形成的海底凹陷。
trench 也可指经侵蚀等自然作用形成的长沟。
在第一线；在实际工作中
After years in the trenches, she knows every detail of the job.
经过多年的第一线工作，她对这份工作的每个细节都了如指掌。
堑壕战；僵持不下的激烈冲突
The boardroom debates have turned into trench warfare.
董事会的争论已经变成了持久战。
我就在战壕里，敌人进攻时坚守你的炮位。
From Iron Maiden's 1983 song 'The Trooper', which tells the story of a British cavalryman during the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War. The line uses 'trench' as a noun, meaning a narrow ditch dug for protection in battle.
出自铁娘子乐队1983年的歌曲《The Trooper》，歌曲讲述克里米亚战争中英军轻骑兵冲锋的故事。这里的 trench 作名词，指战斗中为防护而挖的窄沟，即战壕。
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