[VERB 动词]使精简；使缩小；使小型化 To downsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller.
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[BUSINESS 商]
American manufacturing organizations have been downsizing their factories.
美国制造商们一直在缩小他们工厂的规模。
...today's downsized economy.
当今规模变小的经济
...a consultant who's helped dozens of companies downsize.
已协助数十家公司缩小规模的顾问
downsizing
...a trend toward downsizing in the personal computer market.
个人电脑市场变小的趋势
Oxford
down·size/ˈdaʊnsaɪz; NAmEˈdaʊnsaɪz/verb[intransitive , transitive ]downsize(sth) ( business 商) to reduce the number of people who work in a company, business, etc. in order to reduce costs （公司、企业等）裁员，精减☞synonyms at
if a company or organization downsizes, it reduces the number of people it employs in order to reduce costs: The airline has downsized its workforce by 30%.► see thesaurus at
reduce
—downsizing noun [uncountable]
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