Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Retrenchment \Re*trench"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.]
1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of
words in a writing.
[1913 Webster]
The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you
that ? mean to replace your fortune as far as I can.
--Walpole.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Fort.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the
defense of the position when the enemy has gained
possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders
till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction;
abridgment.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retrenchment
n 1: entrenchment consisting of an additional interior
fortification to prolong the defense
2: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially
stable [syn: {retrenchment}, {curtailment}, {downsizing}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
