downshift
v. 减少工作量,减慢生活节奏
释义2:
downshift
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(chiefly N. Amer.)
[主北美] ◙ verb1. [no obj.] change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle or bicycle• (汽车或自行车)换低速挡 slow down; slacken off• 减速,放慢,减缓 »well before the country slipped into recession, business was downshifting. 早在陷入经济衰退前,该国商业就开始疲软。 change a financially rewarding but stressful career or lifestyle for a less pressured and less highly paid but more fulfilling one• 改变(生活)取向,改选闲适生活方式(由压力大、高收入工作或生活方式换为压力低、收入低、但个人更满意的工作或生活方式) »increasing numbers of men want to downshift from full-time work. 越来越多的男人想把全日制工作改成更闲适的生活方式。◙ noun1. a change to a lower gear in a motor vehicle or bicycle• 换低速挡 a change in quality or quantity to a lesser or lower degree• (质或量的)下降,减少 »the downshift of human position from the centre of the cosmos. 人类作为宇宙中心地位的下降。 an instance of changing a financially rewarding but stressful career or lifestyle for a less pressured and less highly paid but more fulfilling one• 改变生活取向,改选闲适生活方式
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