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retrench v.节省，紧缩费用 retrench (v.1) 1590s, "dig a new trench as a second line of defense," 1590s, probably a back-formation from retrenchment in the military sense. Related: Retrenched; retrenching.retrench (v.2) "cut off, cut down, pare away" (expenses, etc.), 1620s, from obsolete French retrencher "to cut off, lessen, shorten" (Modern French retrancher, Old French retrenchier), from re- "back" (see re-) + Old French trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Related: Retrenched; retrenching. 【记】re回 + trench 挖，将战壕向回挖→往回撤

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[ri'trentʃ] 【英】 v.节省,紧缩费用(cut down expenses; economize)【考】 反义词：enlarge(增 大)【例】 He retrenched his travelling expenses.(他削减旅 费) v. 节省, 紧缩费用【记】re反, trench(n 沟渠; 战壕): 返回在战壕的生活－节约开支【类】retrench: expense[money] = decelerate: speed = attenuate: force节省开支 = 减速度 = 减轻: 压力【反】enlarge(v 扩大); expand(v 使膨胀)

单词	retrench
音标	[ri'trentʃ]
解释	v.节省，紧缩费用
红宝书	【英】 v.节省,紧缩费用(cut down expenses; economize) 【考】反义词：enlarge(增大) 【例】 He retrenched his travelling expenses.(他削减旅费)
字源	retrench (v.1) 1590s, "dig a new trench as a second line of defense," 1590s, probably a back-formation from retrenchment in the military sense. Related: Retrenched; retrenching. retrench (v.2) "cut off, cut down, pare away" (expenses, etc.), 1620s, from obsolete French retrencher "to cut off, lessen, shorten" (Modern French retrancher, Old French retrenchier), from re- "back" (see re-) + Old French trenchier "to cut" (see trench). Related: Retrenched; retrenching.
不择手段背单词	v. 节省, 紧缩费用【记】re反, trench(n 沟渠; 战壕): 返回在战壕的生活－节约开支【类】retrench: expense[money] = decelerate: speed = attenuate: force节省开支 = 减速度 = 减轻: 压力【反】enlarge(v 扩大); expand(v 使膨胀)
趣味全助记	【记】re回 + trench 挖，将战壕向回挖→往回撤

French Retrench 1590s Trench Related Retrenched Retrenching Cut