中英互译
retrench
英 /rɪˈtrentʃ/美 /rɪˈtrentʃ/
基本释义
- vt.删除;减少;紧缩开支
- vi.节省;紧缩
第三人称单数retrenches
现在分词retrenching
过去式retrenched
过去分词retrenched
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双语例句
- Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.此后不久,国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Demand for credit is lower, as companies and consumers retrench.由于企业和消费者缩紧支出,信贷的需求降低了。
- They must retrench their expenditure for the purpose of making up the deficit.为了弥补赤字,他们必须压缩开支。
网络短语
- retrench expenses精简开支
- retrench one's expenses减少支出
- retrench expenditures压缩开支
- retrench enlarge削减
- Retrench And Economize精简节约
词语扩展
vt.
删除;减少;紧缩开支
vi.
节省;紧缩
n.
retrenchment节省;删除
词义分布
紧缩开支
33.3%
紧缩
20%
节约
20%
节省
13.3%
减少
13.3%
英英释义
- v.tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- v.make a reduction, as in one's workforce
词源
- retrench节约,缩减re-,向后,往回,-trench,砍,劈,词源同 truncate,trunk.引申词义节约,缩减。 retrial 复审,再审