"action of lopping off or pruning," c. 1600, from obsolete French retrenchement "a cutting off or out," from retrencher (see retrench (v.2)). Military sense is recorded from 1580s; see retrench (v.1).
双语例句
1. Retrenchment will be necessary.
有必要进行紧缩.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
国防规划人员预计开支紧缩期会延长。
来自辞典例句
3. Retrenchment in the colleges could force thousands of students back into the unemployment lines.
学院若缩减经费,数千名学生将被迫回到失业工人的行列.
来自辞典例句
4. First, he is determined to grow again after a period of retrenchment.
首先,在经历了一段时间的业务收缩后, 他决定再次增长.
来自互联网
5. The company is in for a period of retrenchment.
