单词：retrenches
音标：[rɪˈtrentʃiz] ；
v. 紧缩开支( retrench的第三人称单数 ); 削减（费用）; 节省
v tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
v make a reduction, as in one's workforce
v make a reduction, as in one's workforce
retrench的用法和样例：
例句
- Inflation has forced us to retrench.因通货膨胀我们不得不紧缩开支。
经典引文
To retrench..was now the object; money went..farther at home.
出自：E. Bowen
【近义词】
- economize节约
- lessen减少
- abridge删节
- shave刮
- shorten弄短
- cut back削减
- save救
- tighten your belt勒紧腰带(忍饥受寒...
- draw in your horns打退堂鼓(缩减)...