英语词汇“retrench”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	retrench
释义	re·trench \rə̇.ˈtrench, rē.ˈ-\ verb Etymology: obsolete French retrencher (now retrancher), from Middle French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to trench — more at trench *transitive verb* 1. obsolete a. : to cut short : repress b. : to cut off : intercept 2. : to cut down : lessen, reduce, curtail < must expect to have her pay retrenched — Mary W. Montagu > < a long speech … but I could be glad you would retrench it — Thomas Gray > < the gentry, compelled to retrench their expenses — T.B.Macaulay > 3. : to cut out : excise, omit < retrench a paragraph > 4. : to cut off : pare away : do away with : remove 5. : to furnish with a retrenchment in fortifying *intransitive verb* : to make retrenchments or reductions; specifically : to cut down living expenses : economize < the lords are retrenching visibly — Nancy Mitford > Synonyms: see shorten
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