retrenchment
英 [rɪ'trentʃmənt]
美 [ri'trɛntʃmənt]
英文词源
- retrenchment (n.)
- "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.
- 公司目前正值削减开支阶段.
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