trencher

• n. 挖沟者；木盘；战壕兵
• adj. 木制食盘的；有关膳食的

来自古法语 trenchier,去砍，劈，刨，挖，词源同 trench.引申词义切菜板，切菜大木盘，后用 于指过去吃饭用的大木盘。

trencher (n.)

"wooden platter on which to cut meat," c. 1300, from Anglo-French trenchour, Old North French trencheor "a trencher," literally "a cutting place," from Old French trenchier "to cut, carve, slice" (see trench).

1. She complained that Mrs. Trencher was a tireless and aggressive gossip.

地埋怨特连卓尔太太是个从来就不知疲倦,不顾别人的长舌妇.

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2. He that wait for another's trencher eat many a late dinner.

求食者多得冷炙.

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3. A trencher is the necessary equipment for ocean pipeline installation.

挖沟机是铺设海底管线的必备设备.

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