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retrenching

v.

  • 柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典

1. VERB 紧缩开支;削减费用 If a person or organization retrenches, they spend less money. 
  • 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。