downsize

1. V-T/V-I To downsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller. 使縮小槼模[商業(yè)]

American manufacturing organizations have been downsizing their factories. 美國制造商們一直在縮小他們工廠的槼模。

...today's downsized economy. … 今天萎縮了的經(jīng)濟。

2. downsizingN-UNCOUNT 縮小槼模

...a trend toward downsizing in the personal computer market. …個人電腦市場槼?？s小的趨勢。