“缩小规模”常见的英文表达有 downsize、scale down 或 reduce in size 。具体使用示例如下：
downsize：
The company decided to downsize its workforce to cut costs.（公司决定裁员以削减成本。）
We're planning to downsize our house and move to a smaller apartment.（我们打算把房子换小，搬到一个更小的公寓去。）
scale down：
Due to financial difficulties, we have to scale down our production.（由于财务困难，我们不得不缩减生产规模。）
The project will be scaled down because of a lack of funds.（由于资金不足，这个项目将缩减规模。）
reduce in size：
The factory plans to reduce in size over the next few years.（这家工厂计划在未来几年内缩小规模。）
We need to reduce the size of our team to improve efficiency.（为了提高效率，我们需要缩小团队规模。 ）