retrench
英[rɪ'trentʃ] 美[rɪ'trentʃ]
"The company had to retrench"
1.紧缩开支;削减费用
If a person or organizationretrenches, they spend less money.
retrench的反义词
e.g. Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry toretrench.
不久之后,国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
1. 节省,减少:retreat 撤退,撤退 |retrench 节省,减少 | retribution 报应,报复
2. 减少,节约:16 simmer 炖,煨 | 17retrench 减少,节约 | 18 discredit 使失去权威性,破坏名誉的
3. 节省:trepidation 颤抖 |retrench 节省 | stench 臭气
4. 紧缩:retree 劣等纸 |retrench 紧缩 |retrenchment 节省
To retrench..was now the object; money went..farther at home.
出自:E. Bowen