| 单词 | foxhole |
| 释义 | foxhole (once / 20485 pages) n A foxhole is a hole in the earth that's used by a soldier as a small fort. From the safety of a foxhole, troops are protected somewhat against enemy fire. While trenches and quick fortifications or dugouts have been used throughout military history, the term foxhole didn't emerge until the very end of World War I, around 1918. The first recorded use was in a US army report from that year, describing German soldiers building "a hole in the ground sufficient to give shelter...to one or two soldiers." The Old English origin is fox-hol, "a fox's den." WORD FAMILYfoxhole: foxholes USAGE EXAMPLES“You did this for them and for guys who are in foxholes right now around the world.” Washington Post(Dec 10, 2016) He talks about what life was like living in a foxhole for more than a month. Washington Times(Nov 21, 2016) It was an all-voices-on-deck moment for the Trump-whispering group of advisers known as the Foxhole amongst themselves, and as the Avengers to the outsiders. Time(Nov 17, 2016) n a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire Syn|Hyper fox hole bunker, dugout a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground |
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