retrench

retrenchretrenchD.J.:[riˈtrentʃ]K.K.:[rɪˈtrɛntʃ]vi.1.■紧缩开支vt.1.■削减(费用)2.■节省

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retrench[ri'trentʃ; ri:-]vt.1.■减少；紧缩(开支)；节约(经费):They must retrench their expenditure for the purpose of making up the deficit.为了弥补赤字，他们必须压缩开支。2.■删除；省略(书中部分内容)：She retrenched her speech reluctantly.她勉强地把她的演说删去了一部分。The last chapter was retrenched from the book.书中最后一章被删掉。vi.1.■节省；紧缩开支：As business is bad these days,we have to retrench.由于最近生意不景气，我们不得不紧缩开支。

retrenchretrench[riˈtrentʃ]vt.1.■节省, 减少, 缩减(经费等)2.■删除, 省略(字句等); 截去, 修剪3.■(筑城)设内郭, 筑内墙retrench one's expenses减少支出

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词性变化retrench[riˈtrentʃ]vi.1.■俭约, 节省They retrenched by eliminating half the workers.他们把人员减半以减少支出。

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继承用法retrenchableadj.retrenchern.retrenchment[rɪˈtrentʃmənt,ri:-]n.1.■节约, 缩减, 删除2.■(筑城)内郭, 内墙; 内线防御工事