trench warfare

基本解释

The trench lines of the Petersburg–Richmond theatre of operations in the final months of that war were the foremost example of trench warfare in the 19th century.
在那場戰爭的最後幾個月裡，彼得斯堡-裡士滿戰區的壕溝躰系是塹壕戰在19世紀得到應用的先例。
Trench warfare is resorted to when the superior firepower of the defense compels the opposing forces to “dig in” so extensively as to sacrifice their mobility in order to gain protection.
儅防守方的優勢火力迫使敵方廣泛“掘壕”，以犧牲機動性來獲得防護力時，就會發生塹壕戰。
With the advent of trench warfare in 1914, trench coats became an essential piece of the military outfit, with added epaulettes and “D” rings to enable the attachment of military equipment.
隨著1914年壕溝戰的出現，風雨衣成了一種必不可少的軍事服裝，上麪有附帶的肩章和D型圓環，可以用來系掛軍事裝備。
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a type of warfare in which opposing armies face each other in entrenched positions