| 释义 |
dumbsize, v. colloq. (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Brit. |ˈdʌmsʌɪz|, U.S. |ˈdəmˌsaɪz|
[‹ dumb adj. + size v.1, punningly after down-size v. Compare slightly earlier dumbsizing n.]
trans. To dismiss (staff) in excessive numbers or without regard to organizational function, with the result that work can no longer be carried out effectively. Also intr. Cf. dumbsizing n.
1993Layoffs in bit.listserv.medlib-l (Usenet newsgroup) 16 Oct. My advice to any hospital librarian who feels they are at risk of being ‘dumbsized’ out of the workplace. 1994News Tribune (Nexis) 6 May b2 As you downsize, don't forget the vision by concentrating on bottom-line numbers. Make smart changes—don't dumb-size. 1997Industry Week 3 Mar. 8/2 Tough is telling your family that you don't have enough for Christmas because you've been downsized or right-sized or dumbsized or whatever clever word your CEO has devised. 1998InfoWorld 2 Feb. 52/3 After 29 years with a..company, I was downsized, dumbsized and reorganized out of a senior IT management position. |