| 单词 | trenchers |
| 释义 | trench /trench, trensh/noun
ORIGIN: OFr trenche cut (Fr tranche slice), and trencher (Fr trancher to cut, to slice) to cut, prob from L truncāre (see truncate) trenchˈancy noun Causticity trenchˈant (Spenser trenchˈand) adjective
trenchˈantly adverb trenchˈer noun trench coat noun A short waterproof coat with belt, for men or women trench fever noun An infectious disease causing pain in joints and muscles, prevalent among soldiers living in trenches, caused by a Rickettsia and transmitted by lice trench foot or trench feet noun A diseased condition of the feet caused by long exposure to cold and wet, esp affecting soldiers in trench warfare trench knife noun A knife with double-sided blade, used by patrols in the Trenches trench mortar noun A small mortar that throws large shells short distances, useful in trench warfare trench mouth noun A bacterial infection that causes the gums to become ulcerated and swollen, prevalent among soldiers in trench warfare trench plough noun A plough for ploughing more deeply than usual transitive verb To plough with a trench plough trench warfare noun Warfare in which each side entrenches itself in lines facing the enemy the Trenches (also without cap) the protective ditches dug for the infantry on the Western Front in World War I, or the Western Front itself trencher1 /trenˈchər, -shər/noun
ORIGIN: Anglo-Fr trenchour (Fr tranchoir), from trencher to cut trenchard /trenˈshərd/ noun The word used at St Andrews University for a trencher cap trencher cap noun A college cap, mortarboard trenˈcher-fed adjective (of foxhounds) kept each by his owner, not in a pack trenˈcher-friend or trenˈcher-knight noun (both Shakespeare) A person who frequents the table of another, a parasite trenˈcherman noun
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