downsize

US [ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz]
UK ['daʊnsaɪz]
  • v.(对…)实行机构精简
  • Web裁员；缩小规模；缩减
Present Participle：downsizing  Past Tense：downsized  Simple Present：downsizes  

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downsize
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（公司、企业等）裁员，精减to reduce the number of people who work in a company, business, etc. in order to reduce costs

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AllAll,实行机构精简实行机构精简,裁员裁员,缩小规模缩小规模,缩减缩减
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The collapse marks another difficult sales process for GM since it began to downsize its operations more than a year ago.
此宗交易失败，标志着通用汽车自一年多前启动瘦身进程以来又一次艰难的出售经历。
cǐ zōng jiāo yì shī bài , biāo zhì zhe tōng yòng qì chē zì yī nián duō qián qǐ dòng shòu shēn jìn chéng yǐ lái yòu yī cì jiān nán de chū shòu jīng lì 。
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2.
Even through the boom years, organizations continued to restructure and downsize to become evermore effective and competitive.
即使在经济繁荣的年月，企业也要继续机构改革和精简，以便保持效率和竞争力。
jí shǐ zài jīng jì fán róng de nián yuè , qǐ yè yě yào jì xù jī gòu gǎi gé hé jīng jiǎn , yǐ biàn bǎo chí xiào lǜ hé jìng zhēng lì 。
tieba.baidu.com
3.
The disposal also is a reminder of how much work remains for Citigroup as it tries to downsize.
这次处置也提醒人们，花旗集团在缩减规模的过程中仍有多少工作要做。
zhè cì chǔ zhì yě tí xǐng rén men , huā qí jí tuán zài suō jiǎn guī mó de guò chéng zhōng réng yǒu duō shao gōng zuò yào zuò 。
cn.wsj.com
4.
Tom sized up the situation, and decided to downsize his business, which turned out to be a wise decision.
汤姆审时度势，决定缩小企业规模，后来证明这是明智之举。
tāng mǔ shěn shí duó shì , jué dìng suō xiǎo qǐ yè guī mó , hòu lái zhèng míng zhè shì míng zhì zhī jǔ 。
wenku.baidu.com
5.
Relationships with our operating partners were deteriorating. The next step was to downsize and re-focus the business.
我们采用的技术太不成熟，和运营伙伴的关系在恶化，下一步还要裁员、重新调整业务重心。
wǒ men cǎi yòng de jì shù tài bù chéng shú , hé yùn yíng huǒ bàn de guān xì zài è huà , xià yí bù hái yào cái yuán 、 chóng xīn tiáo zhěng yè wù zhòng xīn 。
www.crazyenglish.org
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Beside the U. S. re-engaging, trade experts say another requirement for progress on Doha might be to downsize.
贸易专家表示，除了美国再次加入谈判，多哈回合谈判取得进展的另外一项要求可能会弱化。
mào yì zhuān jiā biǎo shì , chú le měi guó zài cì jiā rù tán pàn , duō hā huí hé tán pàn qǔ de jìn zhǎn de lìng wài yī xiàng yāo qiú kě néng huì ruò huà 。
www.bing.com
7.
My last boss said the sharp drop in market demand reduced orders, they had to cut the cost through downsize.
我前老板说市场需求锐减造成订单减少，他们不得不通过裁员缩减成本。
wǒ qián lǎo bǎn shuō shì chǎng xū qiú ruì jiǎn zào chéng dìng dān jiǎn shǎo , tā men bù dé bù tōng guò cái yuán suō jiǎn chéng běn 。
blog.sina.com.cn
8.
But really, we're only reacting to you trying to downsize us.
但是事实上，我们只是对你们对我们的小觑做出反应。
dàn shì shì shí shàng , wǒ men zhǐ shì duì nǐ men duì wǒ men de xiǎo qù zuò chū fǎn yìng 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
One of the company's top priorities is to downsize its staff.
这家公司的优先要务之一就是精简员工。
zhè jiā gōng sī de yōu xiān yào wù zhī yī jiù shì jīng jiǎn yuán gōng 。
blog.hjenglish.com
10.
Many have had to downsize, some have gone out of business and people who had been doing very well are now busy looking for work.
这一来原本干得相当出色的那些人如今却在忙于找工。
zhè yì lái yuán běn gàn de xiāng dāng chū sè de nà xiē rén rú jīn què zài máng yú zhǎo gōng 。
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