中英互译

downsize

英 /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/美 /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/

基本释义

第三人称单数downsizes

现在分词downsizing

过去式downsized

过去分词downsized

IELTS商务英语

There is evidence that firms believe they are behaving rationally whenever they downsize; yet recent research has shown that the actual economic effects of downsizing are often negative for firms.
有证据表明，企业认为，无论何时裁员，他们的行为都是理性的；然而最近的研究表明，裁员对企业的实际经济影响往往是负面的。
In order to set up and improve this system, we must downsize staffs and improve efficiency.
为了建立和完善这一新体系，我们必须要减员增效。
"But" How can companies downsize ethically?
裁员是否道德“而是”公司怎样做使得裁员更为人道？

Downsizing in the automobile industry is the practice of redesigning a vehicle to retain the interior volume, and often the nameplate and styling of a larger car to a smaller, more efficient platform. It was common in the 1970s following the 1973 oil crisis.