"action of lopping off or pruning," c. 1600, from obsolete French retrenchement "a cutting off or out," from retrencher (see retrench (v.2)). Military sense is recorded from 1580s; see retrench (v.1).
雙語例句
1. Retrenchment will be necessary.
有必要進(jìn)行緊縮.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Defense planners predict an extended period of retrenchment.
國防規(guī)劃人員預(yù)計(jì)開支緊縮期會(huì)延長。
來自辭典例句
3. Retrenchment in the colleges could force thousands of students back into the unemployment lines.