trench
noun
uk/trentʃ/us/trentʃ/[C]
anarrowholethat isduginto theground:
壕沟;沟渠Aworkmanwaskilledwhen thesidesof the trench he wasworkingincollapsed.一名工人在挖壕沟时由于两侧坍塌而丧生。
[Cusually plural]
adeepholedugbysoldiersand used as aplacefrom which they canattacktheenemywhile beinghidden:
战壕,堑壕thetrenches of the FirstWorldWar第一次世界大战时的战壕
trenchwarfare堑壕战
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Ditches, dams & tunnels
- cut
 - cutting
 - dam
 - damsomethingup
 - dike
 - ditch
 - dyke
 - groin
 - groyne
 - ha ha
 - inspection chamber
 - spillway
 - subway
 - the Channel Tunnel
 - the Chunnel
 - tunnel
 - tunneller
 - underpass