| 单词 | in the trenches |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin the trenches (b) In plural. With the. With allusion to the life of soldiers in the trenches in the First World War (1914–18), esp. denoting experience of or exposure to a stressful and taxing situation, activity, etc. Chiefly in in the trenches. Cf. sense 2b(b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > in stressful situation [phrase] in the trenches1935 1935 Thomson (Illinois) Rev. 8 Aug. 2/11 This hospital..sparkles of heroic work in the frontline trenches of releasement of physical pain. 1977 Rolling Stone 24 Mar. 13/2 He has been in the trenches too long not to be a master at mixing sincerity with evasiveness. 1988 D. O'Brien Rites of Autumn iii. 124 Though I had contributed in my own way, these were the people what had fought in the trenches to outlaw the killing of birds of prey. 2013 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 4 Dec. 10 a As a practicing physician 28 years ‘in the trenches’, I can report to you that the ACA is a step in the right direction. < as lemmas |
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