retrench

英 [rɪ'tren(t)ʃ] 美 [ri'trɛntʃ]
  • vt. 删除;减少;紧缩开支
  • vi. 节省;紧缩

双语例句


1. Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
不久之后,国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。

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

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3. The mess of Wall Street means the families have to retrench.
华尔街的动荡对很多家庭来说意味着新一轮的勒紧腰带过日子.

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4. As business is bad these days, we have to retrench.
由于最近生意不景气, 我们不得不紧缩开支.

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5. Why don't you retrench then - scrape up, hoard , economise?
那么你为什么不节约一下 —— 积累一点, 储蓄一点, 省吃俭用一些 呢 ?

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