downsize

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reduce in size or number. intransitive
    — Joe and Edna moved to a bungalow after deciding to downsize when the children had left home.
  2. To reduce the workforce of. transitive
    — They downsized the division by offering attractive early-retirement packages and selling off an office building.
  3. To terminate the employment of. euphemistic,transitive
    — Joe got downsized and became a plumber.

词形变化

downsizes present,singular,third-person downsizing participle,present downsized participle,past downsized past

词汇关系

衍生词
downsizable downsizer downsizing dumbsize
相关词
rightsize upsize

词源

Etymology tree
English down-
English size
English downsize
From down- + size.
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