"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).
雙語例句
1. Retrenchment will be necessary.
有必要進行緊縮.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
國防規劃人員預計開支緊縮期會延長。
來自辭典例句
3. Retrenchment in the colleges could force thousands of students back into the unemployment lines.
學院若縮減經費,數千名學生將被迫回到失業工人的行列.
來自辭典例句
4. First, he is determined to grow again after a period of retrenchment.
首先,在經歷了一段時間的業務收縮后, 他決定再次增長.
來自互聯網
5. The company is in for a period of retrenchment.