| 释义 |
Noun: trench trench- A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
- A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- deep, oceanic abyss - Any long ditch cut in the ground
Verb: trench trench- Impinge or infringe upon
- impinge, encroach, entrench - Fortify by surrounding with trenches
"He trenched his military camp" - Cut or carve deeply into
"letters trenched into the stone" - Set, plant, or bury in a trench
"trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables" - Cut a trench in, as for drainage
"trench the fields"
- ditch - Dig a trench or trenches
"The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"
Derived forms: trenched, trenches, trenching See also: trencher Type of: cut, depression, dig, dig out, ditch, excavate, fort, fortify, hollow, lay, natural depression, place, pose, position, put, set, take advantage, trespass Part of: entrenchment, intrenchment Encyclopedia: Trench Trench, Shropshire Trench, Telford |