layoff

英 ['leɪɒf]

美 ['leɪˌɔf]

n.  (通常指因工作岗位不足的)解雇，裁员，下岗; 休养; 疗养; 养伤

复数：layoffs　

CET6考研IELTSBEC

Collins.1 / BNC.40104 / COCA.7801

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （通常指因工作岗位不足的）解雇，裁员，下岗
  When there arelayoffsin a company, workers are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them in the company.
  1. It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an estimated 2,000 employees.
     它将关闭全国200多家店铺，估计会有2,000名员工因此失业。
• N-COUNT 休养；疗养；养伤
  Alayoffis a period of time in which people do not work or take part in their normal activities, often because they are resting or are injured.
  1. They both made full recoveries after lengthy injury layoffs.
     他俩因受伤长期休养后都已完全康复。

英英释义

noun

• the act of laying off an employee or a work force

双语例句

• An upbeat business vernacular calls every problem a 'challenge'and every massive layoff' rightsizing '.
  乐观的商业行话把任何问题都叫作挑战，每一次大裁员都叫作使规模合理化。
• The recall of an employee after a layoff.
  解雇后一个员工的回聘。
• Remember firing is not the same as layoff or reduction in force.
  记得射击是不一样的裁员或削减部队。
• Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.
  最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
• The enterprise is unable to unilaterally withdraw the plan on the cancellation of labor relationship or the layoff proposal.
  （二）企业不能单方面撤回解除劳动关系计划或裁减建议。
• They both made full recoveries after lengthy injury layoffs.
  他俩因受伤长期休养后都已完全康复。
• Local level staff ( posts) the recall of an employee after a layoff.
  当地雇用人员（员额）解雇后一个员工的回聘。
• The company intends to layoff a portion of the staff to reduce costs.
  为了节省开支，公司打算撤减一部分员工。
• But the layoff was fatal.
  没想到这一停竟成了致命伤。
• 2 the inevitability of another layoff forced many employees to find other jobs.
  再度裁员势在必行迫使员工们找寻其他的工作。