retrench 音标拼音: [ritr'ɛntʃ]
vt . 紧缩,减少,删除
vi . 紧缩,节省
紧缩,减少,删除紧缩,节省
retrench v 1 :
tighten one '
s belt ;
use resources carefully 2 :
make a reduction ,
as in one '
s workforce ; "
The company had to retrench "
Retrench \
Re *
trench "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Retrenched };
p .
pr .
&
vb .
n . {
Retrenching }.] [
OF .
retrenchier ,
F .
retrancher ;
pref .
re -
re -
OF .
trenchier ,
F .
trancher ,
to cut .
See {
Trench }.]
1 .
To cut off ;
to pare away .
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Thy exuberant parts retrench . --
Denham .
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2 .
To lessen ;
to abridge ;
to curtail ;
as ,
to retrench superfluities or expenses .
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But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched .
--
Milton .
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3 .
To confine ;
to limit ;
to restrict . --
Addison .
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These figures ,
ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation ? --
I .
Taylor .
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4 . (
Fort .)
To furnish with a retrenchment ;
as ,
to retrench bastions .
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Syn :
To lesen ;
diminish ;
curtail ;
abridge .
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Retrench \
Re *
trench "\,
v .
i .
To cause or suffer retrenchment ;
specifically ,
to cut down living expenses ;
as ,
it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed .
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132 Moby Thesaurus words for "
retrench ":
abate ,
abbreviate ,
abrade ,
abridge ,
abstract ,
arrest ,
bate ,
bob ,
boil down ,
bridle ,
capsulize ,
check ,
clip ,
compress ,
condense ,
constrain ,
contain ,
contract ,
control ,
cool ,
cool off ,
crop ,
curb ,
curtail ,
curtail expenses ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut corners ,
cut down ,
cut off short ,
cut short ,
damp ,
dampen ,
decelerate ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deflate ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
derogate ,
detract ,
diminish ,
disparage ,
dock ,
dompt ,
downgrade ,
drain ,
eat away ,
elide ,
enjoin ,
epitomize ,
erode ,
extract ,
file away ,
foreshorten ,
govern ,
guard ,
hinder ,
hold ,
hold at bay ,
hold back ,
hold fast ,
hold in ,
hold in check ,
hold in leash ,
hold up ,
impair ,
inhibit ,
keep ,
keep back ,
keep from ,
keep in ,
keep in check ,
keep under control ,
lay under restraint ,
leach ,
lessen ,
lower ,
mow ,
nip ,
pare ,
pare down expenses ,
poll ,
pollard ,
prohibit ,
prune ,
pull ,
pull in ,
purify ,
reap ,
recap ,
recapitulate ,
reduce ,
refine ,
rein ,
rein in ,
remove ,
restrain ,
retard ,
roll back ,
rub away ,
scale down ,
set back ,
shave ,
shear ,
shorten ,
simplify ,
slash ,
slow down ,
snub ,
step down ,
straiten ,
stunt ,
subduct ,
subtract ,
sum up ,
summarize ,
synopsize ,
take a reef ,
take away ,
take from ,
take in ,
telescope ,
thin ,
thin out ,
trim ,
truncate ,
tune down ,
wear away ,
weed ,
withdraw ,
withhold
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