英语词汇“trenching”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

trenching

释义

trench /trench, trensh/

noun

A long, narrow, deep cut in the earth
A protective ditch dug in warfare, with the excavated earth used as a parapet
A long, narrow steep-sided depression in an ocean floor, esp one running parallel to a continent
A deep furrow or wrinkle in the skin

intransitive verb

To make trenches
To dig deep with spade or plough
To encroach
To border, verge

transitive verb

To cut
To make trenches in
To put in a trench
To provide with a trench
To entrench
To divert by a trench (Shakespeare)

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

Cutting
Incisive, forthright
Sharply defined, distinct

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

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