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Retrench

[rɪ'tren(t)ʃ] or [ri'trɛntʃ]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) make a reduction, as in one's workforce; 'The company had to retrench'.

(verb.) tighten one's belt; use resources carefully.

艾莉森編輯--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.

(v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.

(v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.

(v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.

(v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed.

卡尔文校對

同義詞及近義詞:

v. a. [1]. Curtail, cut, lop, dock, prune, pare, clip, cut short, cut off, lop off.[2]. Diminish, lessen, decrease.

汉丽埃塔整理

同義詞及反義詞:

SYN:Reduce, abbreviate, diminish, limit, contract, curtail, lessen, economize

ANT:Enlarge, increase, extend, expand, multiply, amplify, augment

丹整理

解釋/意思:

v.t. to cut off or away: to render less: to curtail.—v.i. to live at less expense: to economise.—n. Retrench′ment cutting off: lessening or abridging: reduction: economy: (fort.) a work within another for prolonging the defence.

整理:维维安

例句/造句/用法:

克莱夫整理

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