trench foot

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A medical condition which can affect the feet when they are constantly cold and wet, similar to frostbite. uncountable
    — Every year I can, I go to the Glastonbury Festival and pick up a T-shirt or two as a memento. But last year's souvenir was unexpected and certainly unwelcome. I came home with trench foot. […] Trench foot - or Immersion Foot as it is more properly known - occurs when blood vessels restrict their flow to extremities to conserve heat for the body.

词源

From its prevalence during the trench warfare of World War I.
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