downsizing 

英汉解释

n. 精简，裁员；缩小规模

同义词

n. curtailment，retrenchment

参考例句

1. Downsizing is one way to reduce costs.
缩编是降低成本地途径之一。
2. Linda, well, you know that our company is downsizing and we have to lay off some employees.
琳达，嗯，你也知道我们公司正在缩减开支，我们必须要裁掉一些员工。
3. Whenever the shadow to the economic crisis, downsizing is often the first to take the multinationals reduce costs.
每当经济危机阴影袭来，裁员往往是跨国集团最先采取的缩减成本手段。

英英解释

n.
  1. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable

网络释义

Downsizing
精简; 裁员; 裁减; 向下规模化，下移;
downsizing for efficiency
减员增效;
Downsizing and Decentralization
小型化与分权模式;
Downsizing Disposable income
可支配收入缩减;
The Upside of Downsizing
缩编裁员心甭慌;