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retrenchment in sth
retrenchment in 后接方面或领域，表示在某方面减少支出或规模。
The company announced a retrenchment in its advertising budget.
公司宣布缩减广告预算。
紧缩；节省
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紧缩；节省
the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
The company announced a retrenchment in its advertising budget.
公司宣布缩减广告预算。
削减或减少。
A curtailment or reduction.
撤退；撤回。
Withdrawal.
The company's retrenchment led to the closure of two factories.
公司的紧缩导致两家工厂关闭。
After the economic crisis, the government announced a long period of retrenchment.
经济危机后，政府宣布进入长期的紧缩状态。
Many employees were worried about the possibility of retrenchment at the bank.
许多员工担心银行可能进行裁员紧缩。
retrenchment in 后接方面或领域，表示在某方面减少支出或规模。
The company announced a retrenchment in its advertising budget.
公司宣布缩减广告预算。
retrenchment of 后接被削减的具体对象，如员工、开支等。
The retrenchment of unnecessary staff was part of the restructuring.
裁撤不必要的员工是重组的一部分。
Not this
The government announced a retrenchment on public spending.
Use this
The government announced a retrenchment in public spending.
受汉语“在……上削减”的影响，介词误用为 on。表示在某方面紧缩时，retrenchment 后应接 in；表示削减的对象时也可用 of。
Not this
The company did a retrenchment of its workforce.
Use this
The company made a retrenchment of its workforce.
搭配错误。汉语“做”可对应 do 或 make，但 retrenchment 应与 make/carry out 搭配，而非 do。
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财政紧缩
The new prime minister called for fiscal retrenchment to restore confidence in the economy.
新首相呼吁实行财政紧缩，以恢复对经济的信心。
紧缩措施
The hospital introduced retrenchment measures, such as cutting overtime and delaying equipment purchases.
医院采取了紧缩措施，比如削减加班费和推迟购买设备。
紧缩战略
The company adopted a retrenchment strategy to reduce costs and focus on its core business.
公司采取了紧缩战略，以降低成本并专注于核心业务。
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联想“re（重新）+ trench（战壕）”：收缩防线、重挖壕沟来节省人力物力——记住 retrenchment 是“紧缩、削减开支”。
语域：formal 常见场景：政府预算讨论、企业财务报告、经济新闻报道 本义项下，retrenchment 多用于正式的经济或商业语境，指为恢复财务稳定而削减开支；日常口语中较少使用，通常说“削减开支”或“紧缩”。
Only ‘entrenchment’ /ɪnˈtrentʃmənt/ rhymes with ‘retrenchment’ (same stressed /ɛ/ and following /ntʃmənt/). ‘trench’, ‘French’, ‘wrench’, and ‘entrench’ all have the same /ɛntʃ/ sound but are not full rhymes because ‘retrenchment’ has an extra final /mənt/ syllable. ‘attachment’ /əˈtætʃmənt/ is a spelling lookalike with -chment, but its vowel is /æ/, not /ɛ/.
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