retrench [rɪˈtrentʃ]
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基本释义
vt. 删除;减少;紧缩开支 vi. 节省;紧缩
英英释义
If governments , companies , etc . retrench, they start spending less money , or reducing costs
参考例句
Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench. 不久之后,国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
Inflation has forced us to retrench. 因通货膨胀我们不得不紧缩开支。
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