downsize 英 [ˈdaʊnsaɪz]   美 ['daʊnsaɪz]

downsize

downsize  英 [ˈdaʊnsaɪz] 美 ['daʊnsaɪz]

vt. 以较小尺寸设计;缩小尺寸;裁减人数 

名词复数:downsizes 

Seems the only way out is to cut some programs and downsize our organization. 看来唯一的出路是减少一些慈善项目和精简我们的机构。
It might be your house, your car, your clothes – whatever it is, downsize where you can. 它可以是你的房子,你的车,你的衣服-无论是什么,缩减你能缩减的地方。

  • To downsize is to make something smaller. You might downsize your collection of vintage china by selling everything that's nicked or chipped.
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  • vt. 以较小尺寸设计;缩小尺寸;裁减人数
  • 1. Seems the only way out is to cut some programs and downsize our organization.

    看来唯一的出路是减少一些慈善项目和精简我们的机构。

  • 2. It might be your house, your car, your clothes – whatever it is, downsize where you can.

    它可以是你的房子,你的车,你的衣服-无论是什么,缩减你能缩减的地方。

  • 3. 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。

  • downsize (v.) 1986 in reference to companies shedding jobs; earlier (1975) in reference to U.S. automakers building smaller cars and trucks (supposedly a coinage at General Motors), from down (adv.) + size (v.). Related: Downsized; downsizing.
down·size / ˈdaʊnsaɪz ; NAmE ˈdaʊnsaɪz / verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] downsize(sth) ( business ) to reduce the number of people who work in a company, business, etc. in order to reduce costs (公司、企业等)裁员,精减 synonyms at cut down·siz·ing / ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪŋ ; NAmE ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪŋ / noun [uncountable ] downsize downsizes downsized downsizing down·size / ˈdaʊnsaɪz ; NAmE ˈdaʊnsaɪz / down·siz·ing / ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪŋ ; NAmE ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪŋ /
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