單詞
fox-hole
- 單人戰壕
英文詞源
- fox-hole (n.)
- also foxhole, Old English fox-hol "a fox's den," from fox (n.) + hole (n.). Military sense of "slit trench" is from late in World War I (1918).
The term "fox-hole" is used by the German soldier, as determined from the examination Of large numbers of prisoners, to describe a hole in the ground sufficient to give shelter from splinters and perhaps from the weather also, to one or two soldiers. [U.S. First Army summary report, Oct. 31, 1918]
雙語例句
- 1. It shows a fox being disembowelled by a pack of hounds.
- 畫面中一只狐貍正被一群獵狗撕咬得腸子外流。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Ah, Captain Fox," Martin McGuinness said affably. "Nice to see you again."
- “啊，福克斯上尉，”馬丁·麥吉尼斯親切地說，“很高興再次見到您。”
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Fox, badger, weasel and stoat are regularly seen here.
- 狐貍、獾、黃鼠狼和白鼬在這里很常見。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. James Fox is best known as the author of White Mischief.
- 詹姆斯·福克斯以《欲望城》一書最為出名.
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Even from a distance the effect of his fox costume was stunning.
- 即使從遠處看，他的狐貍戲服也很搶眼。
來自柯林斯例句
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