retrench
美音:[rıt´rentʃ
]
英音:[rıt´rentʃ
]
vt.紧缩,节约,减少,删除,给...筑围墙 vi.紧缩,节省
难易程度:
retrench为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:retrencher 动词过去式:retrenched 过去分词:retrenched 现在分词:retrenching 第三人称单数:retrenches
词根
re-=again,back 变化型 red-,ren-
近义词, 同义词
subtraction deduction retrenchment removal withdrawal ablation abstraction taking mutilation amputation abscission excision recision curtailment removal decrease abrasionsubduct subtract deduct deduce abate retrench remove withdraw take from take away detract mutilate amputate cut off cut away castrate eliminate diminish curtail shorten deprive of take weaken
retrench
/rɪ'trentʃ; rɪ`trɛntʃ/
v (fml 文)
1 [I] make economies or reduce expenses 节省; 削减费用; 紧缩开支
*Inflation has forced us to retrench. 因通货膨胀我们不得不紧缩开支.
2 [Tn] reduce the amount of (moneyspent) 削减（费用）; 紧缩（开支）
*retrench one's expenditure减少花费.
v (fml 文)
1 [I] make economies or reduce expenses 节省; 削减费用; 紧缩开支
*Inflation has forced us to retrench. 因通货膨胀我们不得不紧缩开支.
2 [Tn] reduce the amount of (moneyspent) 削减（费用）; 紧缩（开支）
*retrench one's expenditure减少花费.
retrench
v [I]formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Early French retrencher, from Old French trenchier 'to cut']
if a government or organization retrenches, it spends less money
= economize
>retrenchmentn [U and C]
a government policy of retrenchment
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Early French retrencher, from Old French trenchier 'to cut']
if a government or organization retrenches, it spends less money
= economize
>retrenchmentn [U and C]
a government policy of retrenchment
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