downscale

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++down·scale1 /ˈdaʊnskeɪl/ adjective American English downscale goods or services are cheap and not of very good quality 〔商品、服务〕低档的，廉价的，质量不好的

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downscale• But the cost of staying at the downscale Hotel Stevens was only $ 4 a night.• a downscale moteldown·scale2 /ˌdaʊnˈskeɪl $ ˈdaʊnskeɪl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] American English to sell or buy cheaper goods of lower quality 卖出[买进]（价廉质次的商品）→ See Verb table

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downscale• The military forces have been downscaled since the end of the Cold War.• Others will tighten their belts, downscale their programs, sell more t-shirts and look for local sources of revenue.From Longman Business Dictionarydownscaledown‧scale1 /ˈdaʊnskeɪl/ verb [intransitive, transitive] American EnglishMARKETING to sell or buy cheaper goods of lower qualityShe predicts that American consumers will downscale in reaction to the recession.Other organisations will downscale their programs, sell more t-shirts and work for other sources of revenue.→ See Verb tabledownscaledownscale2 adjective American English involving goods and services that are cheap and not very good quality compared to similar goods or servicesSYN downmarketa downscale moteldownscaledown‧scale3 /daʊnˈskeɪl/ adverb American EnglishMARKETING1go/move downscale to start buying or selling cheaper goods or servicesSYNdownmarketCompanies with strong middle-class brand names found that it was virtually impossible to move upscale or downscale, and consequently they were in deep trouble.2take something downscale to change a product or a service, or people’s ideas about it, so that it is cheaper or seems cheaper and more popularSYNdownmarketHe opened 60 more stores and took the chain downscale.