downsize
/daʊnˈsaɪz/verb
with obj.
1- chiefly US make (something) smaller〈主美〉将…改小; 使变小:
I downsized the rear wheel to 26 inches.
我把后轮缩小到了26英寸。
1.1
- make (a company or organization) smaller by shedding staff(通过裁员)缩小(公司或机构)的规模, 对…实行精简。
1.2
- no obj.(of a company) shed staff(公司)裁员, 实行精减:
recession forced many companies to downsize.
经济衰退迫使许多公司裁员。