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retrenchment 音标拼音: [ritr'ɛntʃmənt] n. 缩减;删除 缩减;删除 retrenchment n 1: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense 2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable [ synonym: { retrenchment}, { curtailment}, { downsizing}] Retrenchment \ Re* trench" ment\, n. [ Cf. F. retrenchment.] 1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. [ 1913 Webster] The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you that ? mean to replace your fortune as far as I can. -- Walpole. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Fort.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction; abridgment. [ 1913 Webster] 85 Moby Thesaurus words for " retrenchment": abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, apocope, arrest, arrestation, attrition, check, cheeseparing, compression, condensation, conspectus, constraint, control, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, curb, curtailment, cut, cutback, cutting, deceleration, decrease, decrement, depletion, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminution, dip, disparagement, economization, economizing, elision, ellipsis, epitome, extraction, foreshortening, hindrance, impairment, inhibition, injunction, interdict, legal restraint, lessening, low growth rate, monopoly, precis, prohibition, protection, protectionism, protective tariff, pullback, rationing, recap, recapitulation, reduction, reduction of expenses, reduction of spending, rein, remission, restraint, restraint of trade, retardation, retraction, rollback, saving, scraping, scrimping, self- control, shortening, shrinkage, skimping, slowdown, slowing down, sparing, summary, summation, syncope, synopsis, tariff wall, telescoping, thought control, truncation
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