| 单词 | retrench |
| 释义 | retrench —retrenchable, adj. —retrencher, n. /ri trench"/, v.t. 1. to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). 2. to cut off or remove. 3. Mil. to protect by a retrenchment. v.i. 4. to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers. [1600-10; < F retrencher (obs. var. of retrancher), MF retrenchier, equiv. to re- RE- + trenchier to TRENCH] Syn. 1. decrease, abridge, cut. |
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