fox-hole是什么意思
英文词源
- 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]
实用例句
- 1. It shows a fox being disembowelled by a pack of hounds.
- 画面中一只狐狸正被一群猎狗撕咬得肠子外流。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Ah, Captain Fox," Martin McGuinness said affably. "Nice to see you again."
- “啊，福克斯上尉，”马丁·麦吉尼斯亲切地说，“很高兴再次见到您。”来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Fox, badger, weasel and stoat are regularly seen here.
- 狐狸、獾、黄鼠狼和白鼬在这里很常见。来自柯林斯例句
- 4. James Fox is best known as the author of White Mischief.
- 詹姆斯·福克斯以《欲望城》一书最为出名.来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Even from a distance the effect of his fox costume was stunning.
- 即使从远处看，他的狐狸戏服也很抢眼。来自柯林斯例句
