# retrench ##### 词义 - 英：/rɪˈtrentʃ/； 美：/rɪˈtrentʃ/ - #词性/v 缩减(人员)；节约；紧缩开支；节俭 ##### 例句 - 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。 - Competition from cheaper imports is forcing manufacturers to retrench . - 廉价进口商品的竞争迫使生产者紧缩开支。 - They retrenched by eliminating half the workers . - 他们把人员减半以减少支出 ##### 形态 - #形态/word_third retrenches - #形态/word_ing retrenching - #形态/word_done retrenched - #形态/word_past retrenched