downsized

英 [ˈdaʊnsaɪzd]

美 [ˈdaʊnsaɪzd]

v.  (公司、企业等)裁员，精减
downsize的过去分词和过去式

COCA.29359

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使精简;使缩小;使小型化
  Todownsizesomething such as a business or industry means to make it smaller.
  1. 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。
  2. ...today's downsized economy.
     当今规模变小的经济
  3. ...a consultant who's helped dozens of companies downsize.
     已协助数十家公司缩小规模的顾问

双语例句

• First introduced in1970 as a full-size car, the Monte Carlo had been downsized to a mid-size by the time the last rear drive model appeared in1988.
  这款轿车于1970年作为一款全尺寸轿车被引入市场。但等到它的最后一款后驱车型于1988年亮相的时候，它已经瘦身成了一款中型车。
• Occasionally, a downsized operation can be more profitable and valuable.
  偶尔，缩小业务规模可能会更赚钱，也更有价值。
• I spent a couple of decades being the leading lady; now I have a character role. It hurts to be downsized.
  我花了几十年的时间才成为女主角，现在一下子又有个特定角色了，被压低的感觉很伤人。
• Blogs have flourished, and once giant news organizations have quickly downsized as competition intensifies for web audiences.
  博客遍地开花，而由于抢夺网络受众的竞争日益激烈，曾经的新闻巨头只好迅速裁减人员。
• Most importantly for an Avon workforce that has been demoralized and downsized, McCoy seems to have the right leadership style.
  目前雅芳的员工队伍士气低落、规模下降，对它来说最为重要的是，麦柯伊似乎拥有合适的领导风格。
• The owner had been downsized and needed to sell that day because he and his family were moving to California where another job waited.
  房主希望在几天内折价出售，因为他和他的全家要迁移到加利福尼亚。那里有一份新的工作在等着他。
• The 12-room tomb is constructed of mud bricks and appears to be a downsized replica of Scorpion's palace.
  这座12室墓穴由泥制砖头建成，看上去像是蝎子王宫殿的微缩复制品。
• And the GM balance sheet would be downsized as over$ 40 billion in unsecured debt would be converted into equity.
  随着超过400亿美元的无担保债券将转换为股票，通用汽车的资产还将缩水。
• In these downsized times, most of the paid, permanent staff are fully occupied.
  在当前企业瘦身的日子里，大多数有报酬的长期员工都忙得不可开交。
• He downsized Neocha staff, moved its office to a smaller space, and switched to a less expensive Web-hosting service.
  他减少了“新茶”的工作人员，办公室也搬到了一个较小的地方，还换了一个较便宜的网站寄存服务商。