retrench
vt. 删除；减少；紧缩开支
vi. 节省；紧缩
第三人称单数 retrenches
现在分词 retrenching
过去式 retrenched
过去分词 retrenched
例句
Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench.
此后不久，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
Demand for credit is lower, as companies and consumers retrench.
由于企业和消费者缩紧支出，信贷的需求降低了。
They must retrench their expenditure for the purpose of making up the deficit.
为了弥补赤字，他们必须压缩开支。
