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　

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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

• Many layoff victims send cover letters that blame the economy for their job loss, says Ms.
  夏皮罗说，很多被解雇人员在求职信中将自己失业归咎于目前的经济形势。
• 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。
• Probably every worker today has experienced or known someone who has experienced at least one layoff.
  如今，或许没有哪个工薪族尚未经历过裁员，就算一次也没有，身边也总会有一两个亲历者。
• One hiccough, an unexpected bill, a layoff of one breadwinner and they will be in danger of losing their home.
  一个呃逆，意想不到的法案，裁员一活口，将可能丧失家园。
• Microsoft announced plans on Thursday to cut 18,000 jobs, which would be the biggest single layoff round for the tech industry this year.
  微软（Microsoft）上周四宣布，计划砍掉18000个工作岗位。这将是科技行业今年规模最大的一轮裁员。
• In the wake of handing out3,000 layoff notices Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent an e-mail to staff.
  在周二宣布3000人的裁员计划之后，微软CEO史蒂夫·鲍尔默给公司员工发了一封内部邮件。
• 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。
• Sixty percent of the teachers at the Mariposa-Nabi primary school in Los Angeles have received layoff notices.
  洛杉矶Mariposa-Nabi小学有60%的教师收到解雇信。
• 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。
• In general, the employing unit's behavior of terminating labor contracts of a certain quantity of laborers due to business reasons can be called "layoff".
  一般情况下，用人单位由于经营原因解除一定数量劳动者劳动合同的行为都可称之为裁员。