| 释义 |
retrench[ri'trentʃ; ri:-]vt.1.■减少；紧缩(开支)；节约(经费):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。2.■删除；省略(书中部分内容)：She retrenched her speech reluctantly.她勉强地把她的演说删去了一部分。The last chapter was retrenched from the book.书中最后一章被删掉。vi.1.■节省；紧缩开支：As business is bad these days,we have to retrench.由于最近生意不景气，我们不得不紧缩开支。 |