单词：retrench
音标：[ri'trentʃ] ；
vt. 紧缩, 减少, 删除
vi. 削减费用
vi. 削减费用
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
词型变化：现在分词 : retrenching ; 过去式 : retrenched ; 第三人称单数 : retrenches ; 过去分词 : retrenched ; 名词复数形式 : retrenches
考试类型：[GRE]
考试类型：[GRE]
词性分布：
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)...
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