“掘沟”常见的英文表达是 “ditch digging” 或 “trench digging”。
“ditch” 指较浅的沟渠,常用于排水或作为边界;“ditch digging” 即挖掘这种沟渠。
“trench” 指较深、较长的沟,常用于军事防御、铺设管道等;“trench digging” 强调挖掘较深的沟。
例如:
The workers were busy with ditch digging for the irrigation system.(工人们正忙着为灌溉系统挖掘沟渠。)
Trench digging is a crucial step in laying underground cables.(挖掘沟渠是铺设地下电缆的关键步骤 。)