downsize
- v.(公司、企业等)裁员，精减;缩小规模
派生词： downsizing n. 过去式： downsized 现在分词： downsizing 过去分词： downsized 第三人称单数： downsizes
downsizeThese words all mean to reduce the amount or size of sth, especially of an amount of money or a business.以上各词均含减少、缩小之义，尤指削减经费、缩减生意。
to reduce sth, especially an amount of money that is demanded, spent, earned, etc. or the size of a business指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费、开支、收入或生意规模）：
The President has promised to cut taxes significantly.
总统承诺大幅度减税。
Buyers will bargain hard to cut the cost of the house they want.
买主会竭力讨价还价以压低他们想买的房子的价格。
His salary has been cut by ten per cent.
他的薪金减少了百分之十。
Could you cut your essay from 5 000 to 3 000 words?
请把你的文章从5 000字删减至3 000字好吗？
[often passive] ( rather informal ) (often used in newspapers) to reduce sth by a large amount（常用于报章）指大幅度削减、大大降低：
The workforce has been slashed by half.
职工人数裁减了一半。
to reduce sth, especially an amount of money or business指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费或生意）：
We had to cut back production.
我们只得减产。
( especially NAmE or business ) to reduce sth, especially an amount of money or business指削减、缩减、裁减（尤指经费或生意）：
The IMF has scaled back its growth forecasts for the next decade.
国际货币基金组织已经调低对未来十年的增长预测。
( BrE , business ) to make changes to a business or system, in order to make it more efficient, especially by spending less money指对企业或制度进行合理化改革，使合理化、使有经济效益
( business ) to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of jobs in it, in order to reduce costs指公司或机构精简人员以降低成本。
to reduce the number, size or extent of sth指减少（数量）、缩小（规模或范围）：
We are scaling down our training programmes next year.
我们将在明年缩小培训计划。
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Sales have decreased so much that they need to downsize .
销售业绩减少很多，所以他们必须缩小规模。
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The company chose to downsize and more fully utilize the remaining workers .
公司决定缩小规模，并更加充分地用好余下的工人。
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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。
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There 's a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds , which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing .
实体店缩减和关门的原因之一，就是为人们提供的实体购物空间过剩。
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" There 's rising work demand coupled with the insecurity of mergers , takeovers , downsizing and other factors , " Moen said .
摩恩说“工作需求，以及兼并，收购，裁员等其他不安全性因素都日益上升。”
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Even that percentage is likely inflated by men thrust into their caretaker role by a downsizing .
甚至这个比率中还包含着因为企业精简裁员而不得不退居家庭的男士。
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Downsize the dishes . Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat .
用尺寸更小的盘子。大碗和大盘子容易使我们变胖。
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NIMBY is also used more generally to describe people who advocate some proposal ( for example , austerity measures including budget cuts , tax increases , downsizing ) , but oppose implementing it in a way that would require sacrifice on their part .
NIMBY也用来指那些发出某项倡议（例如削减预算、增税或减员），但如果该倡议危及自身利益又会反对其实施的人们。
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There are two made said purpose : to find a downsizing .
立说目的有二：一则精简取穴。
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Research on the Related Legal Issues of Government Intervention in Collective Downsizing
集体裁员中政府介入的相关法律问题研究
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A Comparative Study of Downsizing Strategies applied in the Changes of China 's State-owned Enterprises
国企变革过程中裁员策略的比较研究
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Some developing directions of modern navigation system are downsizing and high-performance .
导航系统的微小型化和高性能化是现代导航技术发展的趋势之一。
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Downsizing the work force is the better way to cut down the cost of production .
缩减人员开支是降低生产成本的较好途径。
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In recent years corporate downsizing has been on the rise throughout the world .
近年来全球兴起了公司裁员之风。
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On downsizing , the first to go are those with few friends .
裁员的时候，最先离开的就是那些没什么朋友的人。
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Questions about the ethics of downsizing are sure to continue .
有关裁员的道德问题肯定会不断出现。
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Finally , we study how risk aversion of workers affects the optimal downsizing mechanism .
最后，我们研究了工人对风险的厌恶如何影响最优裁员机制。
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Many companies are downsizing right now .
许多公司现在都在精简机构。
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These include downsizing , reducing customer service , and cutting corners in production methods .
这些方法包括缩小企业规模、减少客户服务，以及在生产中偷工减料。
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The workers went on strike in response to the company 's downsizing .
工人们罢工抗议公司裁员。
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Problems Facing Downsizing of Military Hospitals and Its Countermeasures
军队医院精简整编面临的问题及对策
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I lost my job because the boss says we need to downsize .
因为老板说要缩减成本，所以我丢了工作。
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The company was downsizing and I got laid off .
公司正在缩小规模，而我被裁员了。
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As you know , the company has to downsize .
如你所知，公司必须裁员。
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Meanwhile , some groups of enterprises are downsizing , spinning off some parts .
但与此同时，另一些企业则开始剥离部分业务，缩小企业规模。
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I 'm going to start with the background to my downsizing proposal .
我首先会谈一谈我的裁员计划的背景。
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It is with great regret that our department has to downsize to three people .
非常遗憾的是，我们的部门要减员至三人。
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downsize Downsizing is one way to reduce costs .
v.缩编缩编是降低成本的途径之一。
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What shocked me was that you made a case for downsizing .
让我感到震惊的是，你支持裁员。
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Your recent article on corporate downsizing * in the United States is misleading .
2你们最近关于美国集体裁员的文章是有误导性的。