retrench
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [r?'tren(t)?]
- 美式音標 [r??tr?nt?]
- 國際音標 [ri'trent?, ri:-]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 刪除;減少;緊縮開支
- vi. 節(jié)省;緊縮
詞根記憶
- re(一再) + trench(切掉)→一剪再剪→節(jié)省;減少;縮減
英漢例句
- Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
不久之後,國防開支的削減迫使航空航天業(yè)緊縮開支。 - Inflation has forced us to retrench.
因通貨膨脹我們不得不緊縮開支. - The mess of Wall Street means the families have to retrench.
華爾街的動蕩對很多家庭來說意味著新一輪的勒緊腰帶過日子. - Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
不久之後,國防開支的削減迫使航空航天業(yè)緊縮開支。 - Inflation has forced us to retrench.
因通貨膨脹我們不得不緊縮開支.
詞組短語
- retrench expenditures 壓縮開支
- retrench expenditure 節(jié)省開支
- retrench expand 削減
- retrench pattern 精簡型
- retrench h 節(jié)省
短語
英英字典
- If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs.
- If a person or organization retrenches, they spend less money.