国务院机构改革方案周二宣布，国家机构各部门人员编制统一按照5%的比例精减，收回的编制主要用于重点领域和重点工作。请看本报昨日的报道：

The State institutions at the central level will downsize their staff by 5%, according to a plan on reforming State Council institutions made public Tuesday.

The State Council will still consist of 26 departments besides its general office after the reform plan is implemented, according to the plan submitted to the ongoing annual session of the National People’s Congress for deliberation.

报道中的downsize就是“缩减”，与之相反的是“增加”，一个完全对应的词就是upsize，例如：

He predicts more than half of small companies expect to stagnate, downsize or simply shut down in the next year.

他预测说一多半的小企业在未来一年会停滞不前、裁员或者关门大吉。