trench

trench

T0338800 (trĕnch)n.1. A deep furrow or ditch.2. A long narrow ditch embanked with its own soil and used for concealment and protection in warfare.3. A long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor.v. trenched, trench·ing, trench·es v.tr.1. To dig or make a trench or trenches in (land or an area, for example).2. To place in a trench: trench a pipeline.v.intr.1. To dig a trench or trenches.2. To encroach. Often used with on or upon: "The bishop exceeded his powers, and trenched on those of the king" (Francis Parkman).3. To verge or border. Often used with on or upon: "a broad playfulness that trenched on buffoonery" (George Meredith).

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[Middle English trenche, from Old French, a cutting, slice, from trenchier, to cut, from Vulgar Latin *trincāre, perhaps partly from Latin *trīncāre, to cut in three (from earlier *trīnicāre : Latin rīnī, three each, triple; see trei- in Indo-European roots + Latin -icāre, as in duplicāre, to double, split in two; see duplicate) and partly from a Gaulish root *trink-, to cut, behead, found in Late Latin trincus trincus, a kind of gladiator who was subject to particular Gaulish customs and probably fought until beheaded (of Gaulish origin, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Roman substrate root *trenk-, to cut, or perhaps akin to Latin truncus, trunk; see terə in Indo-European roots).]

trench

(trɛntʃ) n1. a deep ditch or furrow2. (Fortifications) a ditch dug as a fortification, having a parapet of the excavated earthvb3. to make a trench in (a place)4. (Fortifications) (tr) to fortify with a trench or trenches5. to slash or be slashed6. (intr; foll by on or upon) to encroach or verge[C14: from Old French trenche something cut, from trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to cut off]

trench

(trɛntʃ)

n. 1. a long, narrow excavation in the ground dug by soldiers as a defense against enemy fire or attack. 2. a deep furrow, ditch, or cut. 3. a long, narrow depression in the deep-sea floor, site of ocean deeps. v.t. 4. to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench. 5. to cut a trench in. 6. to set or place in a trench. 7. to form (a furrow, ditch, etc.) by cutting into or through something. 8. to make a cut in. v.i. 9. to dig a trench. [1350–1400; Middle English trenche path made by cutting < Old French: act of cutting, a cut, derivative of trenchier to cut < Vulgar Latin *trincāre, for Latin truncāre to lop]

trench

Past participle: trenched
Gerund: trenching

Imperative
trench
trench

Present
I trench
you trench
he/she/it trenches
we trench
you trench
they trench

Preterite
I trenched
you trenched
he/she/it trenched
we trenched
you trenched
they trenched

Present Continuous
I am trenching
you are trenching
he/she/it is trenching
we are trenching
you are trenching
they are trenching

Present Perfect
I have trenched
you have trenched
he/she/it has trenched
we have trenched
you have trenched
they have trenched

Past Continuous
I was trenching
you were trenching
he/she/it was trenching
we were trenching
you were trenching
they were trenching

Past Perfect
I had trenched
you had trenched
he/she/it had trenched
we had trenched
you had trenched
they had trenched

Future
I will trench
you will trench
he/she/it will trench
we will trench
you will trench
they will trench

Future Perfect
I will have trenched
you will have trenched
he/she/it will have trenched
we will have trenched
you will have trenched
they will have trenched

Future Continuous
I will be trenching
you will be trenching
he/she/it will be trenching
we will be trenching
you will be trenching
they will be trenching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trenching
you have been trenching
he/she/it has been trenching
we have been trenching
you have been trenching
they have been trenching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trenching
you will have been trenching
he/she/it will have been trenching
we will have been trenching
you will have been trenching
they will have been trenching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trenching
you had been trenching
he/she/it had been trenching
we had been trenching
you had been trenching
they had been trenching

Conditional
I would trench
you would trench
he/she/it would trench
we would trench
you would trench
they would trench

Past Conditional
I would have trenched
you would have trenched
he/she/it would have trenched
we would have trenched
you would have trenched
they would have trenched

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	trench - a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earthapproach trench, communication trench - a trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive positionditch - a long narrow excavation in the earthentrenchment, intrenchment - an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenchesfire trench - a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms firefosse, moat - ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with waterslit trench - narrow trench for shelter in battle
	2.	trench - a long steep-sided depression in the ocean flooroceanic abyss, deepnatural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation
	3.	trench - any long ditch cut in the ground ditch - a long narrow excavation in the earthfurrow - a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)
Verb	1.	trench - impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains"impinge, encroach, entrenchtake advantage, trespass - make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy"
	2.	trench - fortify by surrounding with trenches; "He trenched his military camp"fort, fortify - enclose by or as if by a fortification
	3.	trench - cut or carve deeply into; "letters trenched into the stone"cut - separate with or as if with an instrument; "Cut the rope"
	4.	trench - set, plant, or bury in a trench; "trench the fallen soldiers"; "trench the vegetables"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	5.	trench - cut a trench in, as for drainage; "ditch the land to drain it"; "trench the fields"ditchhollow, excavate, dig - remove the inner part or the core of; "the mining company wants to excavate the hillside"
	6.	trench - dig a trench or trenches; "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"dig, dig out - create by digging; "dig a hole"; "dig out a channel"

trench

noun ditch, cut, channel, drain, pit, waterway, gutter, trough, furrow, excavation, earthwork, fosse, entrenchment Dig a trench at least 2ft deep.

Translations

壕沟战壕

trench

(trentʃ) noun a long narrow ditch dug in the ground, especially as a protection for soldiers against gunfire. The soldiers returned to the trenches. 戰壕 战壕

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