layoffs

英 [ˈleɪˈɒfs]

美 [ˈleɪˌɔfs]

n.  (通常指因工作岗位不足的)解雇，裁员，下岗; 休养; 疗养; 养伤
layoff的复数

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。

双语例句

• Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
  舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。
• AT& T said its layoffs will begin this month and run through next year.
  AT&T称，裁员将从本月开始，并将持续到明年。
• It legitimizes discussions of a taboo topic ( layoffs).
  它使得关于一个禁忌话题（解雇）的讨论合理化了。
• Of course He did not rule out that additional layoffs might occur later.
  当然了，他并没有排除未来还会继续裁员的可能。
• Employees who had survived rounds of layoffs were energized again.
  那些从一轮轮裁员中幸存下来的员工眼里重新燃起了希望。
• Furloughs, layoffs, burdened bosses, and stressed coworkers: Tension can stifle your office and kill productivity.
  休假、裁员、承受超负荷的老板、处于高压中的同事：紧张会使你的办公室生活窒息，扼杀你的产能。
• A drop in global demand for Chinese goods has hit exporters hard, prompting layoffs and factory closures.
  全球对中国产品的需求减少严重损害了出口企业，导致很多人员下岗和工厂关闭。
• Schroder decisively lowered pension costs and unemployment compensation, and he gave companies more flexibility with hiring and layoffs.
  施罗德决定降低养老金和失业金，给予公司更多的招聘裁员灵活权。
• The takeover will mean layoffs for the company.
  对公司来说，接管就意味着解雇。
• Labor Contract Law only has procedural requirements on economic dismissal but not for other forms of layoffs.
  《劳动合同法》仅对经济性裁员做出了程序性的要求，但对于其他形式的裁员并为做出程序性要求。