retrenching

英[rɪ'trentʃ] 美[rɪ'trentʃ]
  • v.减少开支;削减花费
retrencher retrenched retrenched retrenching retrenches
  • ret v.浸水使柔软;受潮湿腐烂abbr.退休(=retired)
  • ret. (=retained)保持,固定,记住,(=retention)停滞,贮留,保留,记忆,固定,(=retina)视网膜,(=retire)退休,离开,就寝,(=return)回复,复发,恢复
  • RETA =RefrigeratingEngineersandTechniciansAssociation制冷工程师与技师协会[美]
  • retable n.组塑;祭坛装饰
  • Retabolil 癸酸诺龙,长效多乐保灵[蛋白同化激素]
Verb:
  1. tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

  2. make a reduction, as in one's workforce;

    "The company had to retrench"

    1. Inflation has forced us to retrench.
      因通货膨胀我们不得不紧缩开支。