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foxhole

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Military
fox·hole /ˈfɒkshəʊl $ ˈfɑːkshoʊl/ noun [countable]  1. PMa hole in the ground that soldiers use to fire from or hide from the enemy 散兵坑2. HBAa hole in the ground where a fox lives 〔地下的〕狐狸穴
Examples from the Corpus
foxholeAt night, we would go on ambush patrol or sit in a foxhole or listening post.Instead of spending money in town, soldiers now dig foxholes along lakes in parks and shoo away camera-toting visitors.Minutes after her announcement, digging foxholes be-came a popular pastime.For Sorcerer, who sat listening at his foxhole, the war had become a state of mind.One incident that has always stuck in my mind was when I dove for my foxhole at the opening mortar round.On returning to my foxhole, I found it occupied by the 3d Platoon of B Com-pany.Boulders bounced round Defries's foxhole.By the time daylight got there, Gary and I were up to our arms in water in the foxhole.
fox·hole nounChineseSyllable
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foxhole
foxhole /ˈfɒkshəʊl $ ˈfɑːkshoʊl/ noun [countable]
1. a hole in the ground that soldiers use to fire from or hide from the enemy
2. a hole in the ground where a fox lives


fox·holeBrE /ˈfɒkshəʊl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɑːkshoʊl/ 🔊 nouna hole in the ground that soldiers use as a shelter against the enemy or as a place to fire back from 散兵坑   compare hole noun