to retrench
01
裁员, 重组
to reduce the expenses of one's company by dismissing a number of employees from their job
语法信息
形态构成
派生
动作动词
规则
现在时
retrench
第三人称单数
retrenches
现在分词
retrenching
一般过去时
retrenched
过去分词
retrenched
例子
Due to declining sales, the company decided to retrench several employees to reduce operational costs and stay afloat.
由于销售额下降，公司决定裁员几名员工以减少运营成本并维持运营。
02
削减开支, 节省
to reduce spending or conserve resources
例子
During the recession, families retrenched to stretch their budgets.
在经济衰退期间，家庭缩减开支以延长预算。
词汇树
retrenchment
retrench
trench
