downsize

verb

1. reduce in size or number

e.g. the company downsized its research staff

2. make in a smaller size

e.g. the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive

3. dismiss from work

e.g. three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis

1. 使精简;使缩小;使小型化
To downsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...today's downsized economy.
当今规模变小的经济

1. 企业裁员：bottomline 底线,也表示最重要的部分 | downsize 企业裁员 | corporate ladder 企业晋升制度

2. 削减：downshift (使)工作降格 | downsize 削减 | down time 停工期,窝工

3. 裁员：bottomline 最重要的部分 | downsize 裁员 | corporate ladder 公司晋升制度