trench sth
及物动词，后接被挖沟或战壕的地点。
The soldiers trenched the area for defense.
士兵们在该区域挖战壕以防御。
挖沟；开沟
trenching — present participle of trench
挖战壕；挖堑壕；侵占；侵犯；深挖；深翻；切割；刻；凿；朝向；趋向
to dig a long, narrow ditch or furrow in the ground
To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.
To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
To have direction; to aim or tend.
切割；通过切割形成或塑造；通过切口、砍削等方式制作。
To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
在......上挖沟或开渠。
To cut furrows or ditches in.
深耕,通常通过依次挖掘平行的连续沟渠,并用下一条沟的土填充前一条沟。
To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next.
一般现在时
He trenches the field every spring.
他每年春天在田里挖沟。
一般过去时
They trenched the garden yesterday.
他们昨天在花园挖了沟。
现在完成时
The soldiers have trenched the area.
士兵们已经在该区域挖了战壕。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Farmers often trench the soil in autumn to improve drainage.
农民常在秋季给土壤开沟，以改善排水。
用法提示：此处 trench 作动词，意为“挖沟、开沟”。
The soldiers trenched the hilltop to protect themselves from enemy fire.
士兵们在山顶挖战壕，以保护自己免受敌军射击。
用法提示：此处 trench 作动词，意为“挖战壕”，即挖掘狭长壕沟。
We plan to trench along the driveway to lay the new water pipe.
我们计划沿车道挖沟，以铺设新的水管。
用法提示：此处 trench 作动词，表示挖掘狭长沟槽。
及物动词，后接被挖沟或战壕的地点。
The soldiers trenched the area for defense.
士兵们在该区域挖战壕以防御。
不及物动词，后接目的或原因。
They are trenching for a new pipeline.
他们正在挖沟铺设新管道。
grammar · medium
易错句子He trenched a trench around the building.
正确表达He trenched around the building.
动词 'trench' 本身已包含 '挖沟' 之意，后接 'a trench' 造成语义重复。应去掉冗余宾语，直接使用不及物用法。
grammar · medium
易错句子The workers trenched in the field to lay cables.
正确表达The workers trenched the field to lay cables.
动词 'trench' 是及物动词，直接接地点名词作宾语，不需要介词 'in'。汉语中的 '在...里挖沟' 需转换为英语的直接宾语结构。
trench 强调挖战壕或较深的沟渠，常用于军事或工程；ditch 更常见指挖排水沟或丢弃某物，用法更广泛。
在田地里开沟
Farmers often trench a field to improve drainage.
农民们常常在田地里开沟以改善排水。
在花园里开沟
She trenched the garden to create a proper irrigation system.
她在花园里开了沟，以建立合适的灌溉系统。
在...周围挖战壕
The soldiers trenched around the camp for defense.
士兵们在营地周围挖了战壕用于防御。
用战壕围住
They trenched in their position to protect against enemy fire.
他们用战壕围住了阵地，以抵御敌人的火力。
翻土开沟
Before planting, you need to trench the ground thoroughly.
种植前，你需要彻底翻土开沟。
战壕是战争中常用的防御工事
战壕通常出现在战场上
挖战壕是一种挖掘行为
战壕是防御工事的一种形式
渠沟用于排水，与trench的沟渠义相关
在第一线, 在艰苦的实际工作中
She learned the hard way in the trenches of customer service.
她在客服工作的第一线学到了艰难的一课。
阵地战; 旷日持久的对抗
The negotiations turned into trench warfare, with each side refusing to compromise.
谈判变成了阵地战，双方都拒绝妥协。
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