retrenchment
US /rɪˈtrentʃ.mənt/
UK /rɪˈtrentʃ.mənt/
名詞
1.
緊縮, 削減
the reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty
範例:
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The company announced a period of severe retrenchment to stay afloat.
公司宣布了一段嚴峻的緊縮時期以維持運營。
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Government retrenchment led to cuts in public services.
政府的緊縮政策導致公共服務削減。
2.
裁減, 削減
the act of cutting down or off; a reduction
範例:
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The architect suggested a retrenchment of the building's unnecessary features.
建築師建議削減建築物不必要的功能。
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A strategic retrenchment of forces was necessary to avoid further losses.
為了避免進一步損失，有必要進行戰略性裁減。
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