1.(在...)裁员,(对...)实行机构精简
1.to reduce the size of a business or organization, especially by cutting the work force
2.to make something physically smaller, or produce something in a smaller size
3.to make a company or organization smaller by reducing the number of workers
1.The collapse marks another difficult sales process for GM since it began to downsize its operations more than a year ago.
此宗交易失败，标志着通用汽车自一年多前启动瘦身进程以来又一次艰难的出售经历。
2.About the time the millennium babies started school and started a new stage of their life, my husband and I decided to downsize.
就在这些千年宝宝入学并开始他们生活的新阶段的时候，我和丈夫决定节俭。
3.Even through the boom years, organizations continued to restructure and downsize to become evermore effective and competitive.
即使在经济繁荣的年月，企业也要继续机构改革和精简，以便保持效率和竞争力。
4.The disposal also is a reminder of how much work remains for Citigroup as it tries to downsize.
这次处置也提醒人们，花旗集团在缩减规模的过程中仍有多少工作要做。
5.Tom sized up the situation, and decided to downsize his business, which turned out to be a wise decision.
汤姆审时度势，决定缩小企业规模，后来证明这是明智之举。
6.Relationships with our operating partners were deteriorating. The next step was to downsize and re-focus the business.
我们采用的技术太不成熟，和运营伙伴的关系在恶化，下一步还要裁员、重新调整业务重心。
7.Beside the U. S. re-engaging, trade experts say another requirement for progress on Doha might be to downsize.
贸易专家表示，除了美国再次加入谈判，多哈回合谈判取得进展的另外一项要求可能会弱化。
8.It is said that the company is going to downsize staff, everyone is feeling anxious.
据说公司要裁员了，大家全都人心惶惶。
9.My last boss said the sharp drop in market demand reduced orders, they had to cut the cost through downsize.
我前老板说市场需求锐减造成订单减少，他们不得不通过裁员缩减成本。
10.But really, we're only reacting to you trying to downsize us.
但是事实上，我们只是对你们对我们的小觑做出反应。