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词根词缀 词根 trench= to cut 切, 割 entrench v. 用壕沟防护 en 使… + trench 切，割 → 在地上切割成〔壕沟〕→ 用壕沟防护 retrench v. 削减；节省 re 一再 + trench 切，割 → 一再削减〔开支〕→ 节省 trench n. 壕沟（像被切割出来的 → 壕沟） trenchant adj. 一针见血的 trench 切，割 + ant …的，具有…性质的 → 像刀切进去一样 → 一针见血的

中文词源： retrench 节约，缩减 re-,向后，往回，-trench,砍，劈，词源同 truncate,trunk.引申词义节约，缩减。 retrial 复审，再审 retrench
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常见考点例句：

Is the credit crunch forcing firms to retrench directly ?

信用紧缩会直接迫使企业紧缩开支吗？

International firms could decide it is not cost-effective to keep open their other european offices and retrench to london .

国际企业会觉得在欧洲开办事处不划算而为节省开支而来到伦敦。

The downturn in profitability will redraw the industry landscape , analysts and executives say , forcing traditional producers to retrench and consolidate , and accentuating the rise of china as an aluminium powerhouse .

分析师与高管们认为，盈利能力下滑将改写行业格局，迫使传统生产商削减成本或者合并，同时将更加突显出中国发展为铝业大国的趋势。

But is it already time to retrench ?

但现在已到了紧缩的时候吗？

Next , we need to retrench , to reconsider the direction of research on this disease .

其次，我们需要紧缩开支重新思考研究这种疾病的方向。