trench
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A long, narrow ditch or hole dug in the ground.
The trenches for installing the underground cables were dug with a trencher.
- 2.
(military) A narrow excavation as used in warfare, as a cover for besieging or emplaced forces.
The soldiers in the trenches rely on logistical support.
- 3.
(archaeology) A pit, usually rectangular with smooth walls and floor, excavated during an archaeological investigation.
- 4.
(informal)A trench coat.
I was the first person in my high school to wear a trench and fedora constantly, and Ben was one of the first to wear a black trench.
A classic trench can work in any kind of weather and goes well with almost anything.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(usually)(usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach.
- 2.
(military, infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy.
- 3.
(archaeology) To excavate an elongated and often narrow pit.
- 4.
To have direction; to aim or tend.
- 5.
To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc.
- 6.
To cut furrows or ditches in.
to trench land for the purpose of draining it
- 7.
To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next.
to trench a garden for certain crops
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Borrowed into Middle English - from Old French trenche. tranche traunch. Possible doublet of truncate