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单词 downsizing
释义
Downsizing
nnoun.actthe reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
Synset:curtailment retrenchment
Derivationally Related Form:retrench
Hypernyms:economy saving
Inherited Hypernyms:retrenchmenteconomyactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialdismiss from work
Examples:
  • three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis
Hypernyms:furlough lay off
Inherited Hypernyms:downsizefurloughdisplaceremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changedesign or manufacture in a smaller size
Examples:
  • the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive
Hypernyms:reduce shrink
Inherited Hypernyms:downsizeshrinkdecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.change(of a company) reduce in size or number of employees
Examples:
  • the company downsized its research staff
Hypernyms:bring down cut cut back cut down reduce trim trim back trim down
Inherited Hypernyms:downsizereducedecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
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