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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   retrench

   • IPA[rəˈtren(t)SH]

   美式

   • v.
     (of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty；reduce or diminish (something) in extent or quantity

   • verb: retrench, 3rd person present: retrenches, gerund or present participle: retrenching, past tense: retrenched, past participle: retrenched

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty as a result of the recession the company retrenched if people are forced to retrench their expenditure trade will suffer 同義詞 economize, cut back, make cutbacks, make savings, make economies, ... 更多reduce expenditure, be economical, be sparing, be frugal, budget, tighten one's belt, husband one's resources, draw in one's horns, save, scrimp and save, cut corners
   • ▪ reduce or diminish (something) in extent or quantity withering household incomes have caused families to retrench their spending 同義詞 reduce, cut, cut back, cut down, cut back on, ... 更多pare, pare down, slim down, bring down, make reductions in, make cutbacks in, trim, prune, whittle away/down, salami-slice, take off, decrease, lower, lessen, shorten, curtail, truncate, shrink, diminish, minimize, informalslash, axe