英 [ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪŋ] 美 [ˈdaʊnsaɪzɪŋ]
n. 精简，裁员；缩小规模
downsize /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz/ [ downsizing downsized downsizes ]
及物动词/不及物动词 To downsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller. 使缩小规模
American manufacturing organizations have been downsizing their factories.
美国制造商们一直在缩小他们工厂的规模。
...today's downsized economy.
… 今天萎缩了的经济。
不可数名词 缩小规模
...a trend toward downsizing in the personal computer market.
…个人电脑市场规模缩小的趋势。
the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
同义词： retrenchment / curtailment
裁员
精简
裁减
小型化
... Total Quality Management 全面质量管理：一系列的原则和实践、其中心思想就是了解顾客的需要、把事 情一次性做好和不断取得进步。 Downsizing 精简(裁员) Outsourcing 外包：由其他组织提供以前由内部职工完成的工作。 ...
非战斗减员(Downsizing)是可骇的，委靡、伤病、红牌都是恐慌的，可即是如此一支曼联，在两连败之后征服了阿斯顿维拉，取得了贵重的三分，让利物浦在榜首...
资料来源：江莹硕士论文高新技术企业人才流失问题的研究天津商学院．2002年 L3．2裁员的界定 裁员（Downsizing）是组织裁员的简称，不同的文化背景对裁员的理解不同， 对裁员概念的界定也有所区别。
13 1-13由于竞争日趋激烈，企业经营者必须不断的寻找新方法来降低成本，增加企业经营的弹性及反应能力， 小型化 ( Downsizing )或适性化(Rightsizing)是其中一种方法达至上述的目标，下列对 小型化 的描述，何者为非？
精简，裁员；缩小规模
Organization theory cannot adequately explain downsizing; non-economic factors must also be considered.
组织理论不能充分解释裁员现象；非经济因素也必须考虑。
There's a surplus of physical shopping space for the crowds, which is one reason why stores are downsizing and closing.
大众的实体购物空间过剩是商店缩小规模和关闭的原因之一。
"There's rising work demand coupled with the insecurity of mergers, takeovers, downsizing and other factors," Moen said.
摩恩说：“伴随着合并、接管、裁员和其他因素带来的不安全性，工作需求在增加。”
Asher describes an HR professional who saw the recession coming and trained herself in downsizing.
The upside to this downsizing is that there are fewer specialists than general practitioners.
The downsizing started with her Kensington Palace staff, which she reduced to cleaner, cook, and dresser.