| 词汇 | downsizing |
| 释义 | downsizing noun[ U or C ] uk /ˈdaʊn.saɪ.zɪŋ/ us /ˈdaʊn.saɪ.zɪŋ/ the practice of making a company or an organization smaller by reducing the number of people working for it, or an occasion when this is done: 缩小规模|（公司）裁员|（机构）精减 The company announced a worldwide downsizing of its operations.公司宣布了全球范围营运规模的缩小。 There have been reports of layoffs and downsizings.（近来）已有关于下岗和裁员的报道。 corporate downsizing公司裁员 the practice of moving to a smaller home, usually because your home has become too large for you or as a way of saving money: 缩小家居规模 Downsizing can free up cash to pay debts and make life more affordable by cutting bills.缩小家居规模可以腾出现金来偿还债务，并通过削减账单使生活更加实惠。 See downsize Business types sometimes try to rationalize downsizing as "rightsizing."企业界人士有时试图将缩减规模合理化为"精简规模"。 A similar downsizing is expected to be announced soon at Chrysler. He lost his job during a downsizing. The airline's downsizing hurt morale and service quality and eventually led to a top management overhaul. He and his wife moved to a different town in a downsizing. Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off fall away halve reduce reducible reduction resize retreat trough tumble You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing homes & moving |
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