retrenchment
UK/ri'trentʃmәnt,ri:-/US
GREB2
释义
n.
A reduction in costs, spending, or staff, especially as a deliberate policy.
（开支、成本或人员的）削减，紧缩。
词根拆分
词根派生retrench（削减）+ -ment（行为/状态）= 削减的行为或政策。它指一段削减开支、收缩组织的时期或方案——动词 retrench 背后的名词。
词根 trench 还连着 4 个词常用搭配
- 1.economic retrenchment经济紧缩
- 2.period of retrenchment紧缩时期
- 3.retrenchment measures紧缩措施
- 4.fiscal retrenchment财政紧缩
例句
- 1.
The crisis led to a long period of retrenchment.
这场危机带来了长期的紧缩。
- 2.
Workers protested against the company's retrenchment plans.
工人们抗议公司的裁员计划。
- 3.
Economic retrenchment forced deep cuts to public services.
经济紧缩迫使公共服务大幅削减。