re·trench /rɪˈtrɛnʧ/
(vt.)緊縮,減少,刪除(vi.)緊縮,節省
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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Re·trench v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retrenched p. pr. & vb. n. Retrenching.]
1. To cut off; to pare away.
Thy exuberant parts retrench. --Denham.
2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses.
But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched. --Milton.
3. To confine; to limit; to restrict.
These figures, ought they then to receive a retrenched interpretation? --I. Taylor.
4. Fort. To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions.
Syn: -- To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.
retrench
v 1: tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
2: make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to
retrench"