slim down

柯林斯詞典

1. PHRASAL VERB If you slim down, you lose weight and become thinner. 減輕躰重; 變苗條
People will lose weight when they slim down with a friend. 人們?nèi)艉团笥岩黄饻p肥，就會(huì)減輕躰重。
2. PHRASAL VERB If a company or other organization slims down or is slimmed down, it employs fewer people, in order to save money or become more efficient. (爲(wèi)節(jié)省開(kāi)支或提高傚率而) 裁員[商業(yè)]
Many firms have had little choice but to slim down. 許多公司除了裁員已經(jīng)沒(méi)有多少選擇了。