retrench

retrench

英/ rɪˈtrentʃ /

美/ rɪˈtrentʃ /

简明
柯林斯

vt.删除；减少；紧缩开支
vi.节省；紧缩

GRE/SAT/商务英语/

第三人称单数
retrenches
现在分词
retrenching
过去式
retrenched
过去分词
retrenched

网络释义
英英释义

1
节省
... prudent adj. 节俭的；谨慎的，三思而后行的，精明的 retrench v. 节省，紧缩费用 retrenchment n. 节省，削减 ...
2
减少
... simmer炖，煨 retrench减少，节约 discredit使失去权威性，破坏名誉的 ...
3
压缩开支
压岁钱 money given to children as a lunar new year gift 压缩开支 put down expenses; retrench 亚太经济互助构造 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) ..
4
即缩减
... 〖decrease〗减去一部分〖decrease;reduce;retrench;cutdown〗即缩减 〖ebb;drop;godown〗∶程度下降 ...

短语

1
retrench expenses
精简开支
2
retrench one's expenses
减少支出
3
retrench expenditures
压缩开支

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双语例句
权威例句

1
Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
此后不久，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
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2
Demand for credit is lower, as companies and consumers retrench.
由于企业和消费者缩紧支出，信贷的需求降低了。
3
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。

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同近义词
同根词
词源

vt.
删除；减少；紧缩开支
delete from / expurgate
vi.
节省；紧缩
save / economize on

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