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1. Oxford Dictionary

   retrench

   • IPA[rɪˈtrɛn(t)ʃ]

   英式

   • v.
     (of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty；make (an employee) redundant

   • 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 an organization 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
   • ▪ make (an employee) redundant if there are excess staff they should be retrenched
   • ▪ reduce (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
3. • 更多解釋

   retrench

   • IPA[rəˈtren(t)SH]

   美式

   • v.
     (of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic ... as a result of the recession the company retrenched if people are forced to retrench their expenditure trade will suffer

   Oxford American Dictionary