downsize

1. V-T/V-I To downsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller. 使缩小规模[商业]

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。

...today's downsized economy. … 今天萎缩了的经济。

2. downsizingN-UNCOUNT 缩小规模

...a trend toward downsizing in the personal computer market. …个人电脑市场规模缩小的趋势。