retrench

1 When institutions and individuals are threatened by new ideas, there is always a temptation to retrench.

2 After the commercial failure of “Panorama,” the Cars retrenched on their next album, “Shake It Up,” though they couldn’t recover the melodic inspiration of their flawless first two records.

3 But he used the threat of China as a lens through which he could posit his larger view of foreign policy: that America could not retrench from decades of global leadership.

4 While his peers retrenched and cried poverty, Seidler spent gigantic amounts of money to attract superstar talent that never before would’ve imagined joining a team like the Padres.

5 Consumer spending in December was also solid, showing that Americans aren’t quite retrenching just yet, according to the latest monthly PCE report released Friday.

6 Unlike Canada, Mexico's banking system is largely foreign-owned; credit was squeezed a year ago when head offices ordered their subsidiaries abroad to retrench.

与加拿大不同的是，墨西哥的银行系统很大一部分是外资企业。

7 They must retrench; that did not admit of a doubt.

他们必须节省开支，这是毋庸置疑的。

8 Retrench HR cost, improve efficiency.

人事精简，提高效能。

9 And just as some employers have started to retrench, more people are looking for jobs.

10 The show has dead spots, mainly where it reflects the retrenched art-about-art spirit of the day.

11 Is the credit crunch forcing firms to retrench directly?

信贷紧缩会直接迫使这些公司节衣缩食吗？

12 The redundancies are indicative of a larger retrenching across the entertainment industry, as executives refocus on profits, after years in which many traditional media firms spent heavily to launch streaming platforms and win subscribers.

13 While Trump headed out of town, his opponents retrenched.

14 The airline will end service at several cities in a move to retrench and focus on stronger markets after years of losing money.

15 When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.

16 That’s in part because no president this century has shown more commitment to the project of retrenching from America’s commitments overseas.

17 Like other Silicon Valley giants retrenching amid financial uncertainty, Google has cut thousands of jobs since January 2023.

18 It can also be a national day of healing before — sadly — we retrench into our perceived differences.

19 Yields retrenched last week but started climbing again on Friday.

20 Wall Street has retrenched this month on such concerns and expectations interest rates might stay high for longer than expected.

1 割去

exsect prescind exscind

2 减少

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3 删节

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4 缩小

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5 缩减

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6 省略

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7 缩短

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8 裁减工人

retrenchment

9 紧缩

contraction austerity constriction deflate firm stringent constrictive compression knot stringency contract constringe

10 删除

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11 节省

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12 削减

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13 俭约

saving spare economical scotch scant canny

14 节约

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15 解雇

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16 修剪

clip trim pruning trimming lop shear cut dress prime crop shave pinch prune manicure truncate lopping

17 紧缩开支

retrenchment economize belt-tightening

18 截去

truncation dock

19 裁减

axe rundown shake out

20 内墙

backing

21 剥夺

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