retrenched
past simple and past participle ofretrench
| 单词 | retrenched |
| 释义 | retrenched past simple and past participle ofretrench retrench verb uk/rɪˈtrentʃ/us/rɪˈtrentʃ/[I]formal Ifgovernments,companies, etc. retrench, theystartspendinglessmoney, orreducingcosts: Thecompanyhad to retrench because offallingorders. The Governmentbeganto retrench onitsnuclearprogrammes. [T]Australian EnglishorSouth African English toremoveaworkerfrom his or herjobas a way ofreducingcosts: Thegovernmentis to retrench 30,000publicservantsin the next threeyears. Anemployeeyou retrenched may beabletobringanunfairdismissalclaim.
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Firing staff Examplesofretrenchedretrenched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Other, less fortunate members of the national elite, found themselvesretrenchedand sent home to the village. From theCambridge English Corpus These were the office cleaners and kitchen ladies who had to beretrenched. From theCambridge English Corpus More public service staff wereretrenchedand studies to draft rationalisation plans were carried out. From theCambridge English Corpus The biggest losers comprised the large number of workers, who wereretrenchedin the early stages of the divestiture. From theCambridge English Corpus Still, most of theretrenchedcivil servants were men. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, thousands of workers in formal sector industries wereretrenched. From theCambridge English Corpus Such democracies remain unconsolidated, cycling between democratic phases, with unfettered redistribution to the poor, and oligarchy, during which the gains to the poor areretrenched. From theCambridge English Corpus Since 1992, the government hasretrenchedover 80,000 employees. From theCambridge English Corpus Staff wereretrenchedor seconded for military duty, and army movements and stock requisitions ran roughshod over quarantines. From theCambridge English Corpus This study has shown that after controlling for needs, public-sector care provisionretrenchedand the percentage of the oldest age group that received informal care increased. From theCambridge English Corpus Obviously, too, many proficient and excellent officers and many gallant and trustworthy men will have to beretrenched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The undertakings have naturallyretrenchedtheir expenses and thus achieved very considerable economies, as a set off against the loss of traffic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of officials to beretrenchedwill not exceed five or six. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The capital balance today, including special loans for earlier projects abandoned orretrenched, is now over £80 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In the past decade, banking services haveretrenchedout of rural areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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