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
In response to the economic downturn, the government had to retrench its spending on public projects to balance the budget.
为了应对经济衰退，政府不得不削减公共项目支出以平衡预算。
02
削减开支, 节省
to reduce spending or conserve resources
例子
The company retrenched on unnecessary expenses.
公司削减了不必要的开支。
词汇树
retrenchment
retrench
trench
