单词 | ratchet down |
释义 | ratchet downphrasal verb See full dictionary entry for ratchetIf something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again. [mainly journalism] We're trying to ratchet down the administrative costs. [VERB PARTICLE noun] [Also VERB noun PARTICLE] |
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