downsize

downsize读音音标

英 [ˈdaʊnsaɪz]

美 [\'daʊnsaɪz]

downsize意思解释

vt.

以较小尺寸设计（或制造），缩小（汽车等的）外部尺寸；

变形

过去式：downsized

过去分词：downsized

现在分词：downsizing

第三人称单数：downsizes

英英释义

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.

双语例句

用作动词(v.)Sales have decreased so much that they need to downsize.销售业绩减少很多，所以他们必须缩小规模。The company chose to downsize and more fully utilize the remaining workers.公司决定缩小规模，并更加充分地用好余下的工人。Our new orientation reflects the fact that we\'ve been forced to downsize.我们的新取向反映了我们被迫缩编的事实。