foxhole

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
  2. A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
    — The statement made during the Second World War that “there are no atheists in foxholes” is absurd. Foxholes teem with atheists—who, to be sure, frequently infringe the Third Commandment in their desperation.
动词 v.
  1. To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging. transitive
    — Trogh and Charlie have started foxholing one corner of our tent, and I helped them a little.
  2. To drive into a military foxhole. transitive
    — […] the vet recalled with terrible anguish a scene where he and his friend had been foxholed several dozen yards apart, with a small group of enemy soldiers (Viet Cong) coming toward them over the crest of a hill.

词形变化

foxholes plural fox-hole alternative foxholes present,singular,third-person foxholing participle,present foxholed participle,past foxholed past fox-hole alternative

词汇关系

近义词
dugout fighting hole spider hole
衍生词
Foxhole Circuit foxhole radio there are no atheists in foxholes

词源

词源 1
From Middle English foxhol, from Old English foxhol, equivalent to fox + hole.
词源 2
From Middle English foxhol, from Old English foxhol, equivalent to fox + hole.
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