trench [trentʃ] noun countable ■a narrow hole which is dug into the ground 壕沟;沟渠•A workman was killed when the sides of the trench he was working in collapsed.一名工人在挖壕沟时,由于两侧坍塌而丧生。 countable usually plural ■a deep hole dug by soldiers and used as a place from which they can attack the enemy while being hidden 战壕,堑壕•the trenches of World War I第一次世界大战时的战壕 •trench warfare堑壕战 Compare foxhole |