Retrench



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.节省, 紧缩费用
• ［英］ v.节省, 紧缩费用 ( cut down expenses; economize)
• ［类］ 反义词: enlarge ( 增大)
• ［例］ He retrenched his travelling expenses. ( 他削减旅费)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: obsolete French retrencher (now retrancher), from Middle French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut
• Date: 1596
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. cut down, reduce
    • b. to cut out ; excise
  • 2. to pare away ; remove
• intransitive verb
  • to make retrenchments; specifically economize
• Synonyms: see shorten

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