retrenching是什么意思？

retrenching

• v. 紧缩开支( retrench的现在分词 )，削减（费用），节省；

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  紧缩开支;削减费用
  If a person or organization retrenches, they spend less money.
  例句
  Shortly afterwards, cuts in defence spending forced the aerospace industry to retrench. 不久之后，国防开支的削减迫使航空航天业紧缩开支。