downsize

/ˈdaʊnsaɪz/ verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

（公司等）裁员；缩小规模；精简

释义与例句

verb （公司等）裁员；缩小规模；精简
to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of people who work there, in order to reduce costs
  1. The company had to downsize its workforce to survive the recession.
    公司不得不裁员以度过经济衰退。
  2. Many businesses downsize during an economic downturn.
    许多企业在经济低迷时期会缩减规模。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. After the merger, the department was downsized from forty to fifteen people.
    合并之后，该部门从 40 人精简到 15 人。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 down（向下）+ size（尺寸）= 把尺寸往下调，即缩小规模、裁员。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • downsizing 裁员；缩编（名词）
    downsize 的动名词或名词形式
  • downsized 被裁员的；被缩减的
    downsize 的过去分词形式，可作形容词
同义词
  • lay off 解雇；裁员
    lay off 特指临时或永久性解雇员工；downsize 强调整体精简规模，范围更广。
    The factory laid off hundreds of workers last month. 那家工厂上个月解雇了数百名工人。
反义词
  • expand 扩张；扩大
    expand 表示扩大规模或增加人员，与 downsize 的缩减行为相反。
    The company plans to expand its operations overseas. 该公司计划将业务拓展到海外。
常见搭配
  • downsize the workforce 裁员
    The firm decided to downsize its workforce to cut costs. 公司决定裁员以削减成本。
  • downsize operations 缩减运营规模
    The airline has downsized its operations due to low demand. 由于需求低迷，该航空公司缩减了运营规模。