| 单词 | downsize |
| 释义 | downsize[ doun-sahyz ] / ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downsize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), down·sized, down·siz·ing.to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of: The automotive industry downsized its cars for improved fuel economy. to reduce in number; cut back. adjectiveAlso downsized . being of a smaller size or version: a downsize car. Origin of downsizeAn Americanism dating back to 1970–75; down1 + size1 Words nearby downsizedowns, downscale, downshift, downshifting, downside, downsize, downslide, down someone's throat, downspin, downspout, Down's syndrome Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downsizeBritish Dictionary definitions for downsizedownsize / (ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz) / verb -sizes, -sizing or -sized (tr)to reduce the operating costs of a company by reducing the number of people it employs to reduce the size of or produce a smaller version of (something) to upgrade (a computer system) by replacing a mainframe or minicomputer with a network of microcomputersCompare rightsize Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for downsizedownsize To reduce in number, especially personnel: “The company decided to downsize half the workers in the aircraft division.” It can also be used in reference to objects: “I decided to downsize my wardrobe and threw out all my old T-shirts.” notes for downsizeDownsize is a recent euphemism for “fire, lay off.” Company managers often use this term in an attempt to soften the blow of wide-scale layoffs. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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