English Dictionary

trench warfare

名詞

不可算名詞 広義

(uncountable) Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.

日本語の意味

塹壕戦：両陣営が塹壕（堀）を占拠し、長期間にわたって激しい戦闘（多数の犠牲を伴う攻撃と防御）が繰り返される戦争戦術

Historians argue that trench warfare fundamentally shaped the lives of soldiers during World War I.

歴史家は、塹壕戦が第一次世界大戦中の兵士たちの生活を根本的に形作ったと主張している。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Warfare in which opposing sides occupy trenches and repeatedly fire at one another; usually involving high casualty rates over a long period of time.

意味（2）

(uncountable, by extension) Fighting of any sort which offers no hope of ending soon.