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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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

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。
Have you known layoff about our company.
你知道我们公司要裁员了吗？
I had been out of work ( following a layoff) for about five months and this seemed like a great opportunity to move my career forward.
因为那时我下岗后已经有大约五个月没有上班了。这份工作看上去是一个很好的机会，能让我继续向前推进自己的职业生涯。
In middle-class China, a layoff means it is time for a new job. A stock market crash means it is time to reinvest.
而对中国的中产阶级而言，裁员意味着该是找份新工作的时候了，股市暴跌意味着该重新投资。
Compensation also insulates most executives from layoff shocks.
优厚的薪水也使大多数高管有能力抵御被裁员的冲击。
Nokia layoff event has become a hotspot of news media ever since.
此后，诺基亚裁员事件成为各新闻媒体关注的热点事件。
He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
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。
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。
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。