downsize /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz/ verb downsizes; downsized; downsizing
downsizes; downsized; downsizing
Learner's definition of DOWNSIZE
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: to make (something) smaller使变小;使缩小 [+ object]
[no object]
2
: to make a company smaller and more efficient by reducing the number of workers(公司)精减人员,裁撤冗员 [no object]
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The company will be downsized next year.公司明年将裁员。
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The company has downsized [=reduced] its staff.公司进行了裁员。
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She was downsized [=she was dismissed from her job] after 15 years with the company.她在公司任职15年后被解雇了。
— downsizing
noun, plural downsizings