to retrench
01
裁员, 重组
to reduce the expenses of one's company by dismissing a number of employees from their job
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
to reduce spending or conserve resources
例子
The company retrenched on unnecessary expenses.
词汇树
retrenchment
retrench
trench
