Word · Frequency #38606
retrenching
/riˈtrentʃ/
verb
削减或减少。
retrenching is the present participle of retrench.
- 1.
To cut down or reduce.
削减或减少。
- 2.
To dig or redig a trench where one already exists.
在原有壕沟处挖或重挖壕沟。
- 3.
To confine; to limit; to restrict.
限制;限定;约束。
- 4.
To furnish with a retrenchment (a defensive work within a fortification).
在堡垒内增设防御工事(内堡)。
- 5.
To abridge; to curtail.
缩减;削减。
- 6.
To take up a new defensive position.
转入新的防御阵地。
- 7.
To live less expensively; to economize.
节省开支;节俭度日。
在原有壕沟处挖或重挖壕沟。;限制;限定;约束。;在堡垒内增设防御工事(内堡)。;缩减;削减。;转入新的防御阵地。
Connections
Word family
- retrenches
- third person singular
- retrenched
- past, past participle
- retrenching
- present participle
Learner notes
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