1. dismiss from work;

   "three secretaries were downsized during the financial crisis"
   

2. make in a smaller size;

   "the car makers downsized the SUVs when fuel became very expensive"
   

3. reduce in size or number;

   "the company downsized its research staff"
   

1.使精简;使缩小;使小型化
Todownsize something such as a business or industry means to make it smaller.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...today's downsized economy.
当今规模变小的经济

1. 企业裁员：bottomline 底线,也表示最重要的部分 |downsize 企业裁员 | corporate ladder 企业晋升制度

2. 削减：downshift (使)工作降格 |downsize 削减 | down time 停工期,窝工

3. 裁员：bottomline 最重要的部分 |downsize 裁员 | corporate ladder 公司晋升制度