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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Have you known layoff about our company.
  你知道我们公司要裁员了吗？
• 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。
• The bottom line is that you need to be aware of the possibility of a layoff.
  底线是，你需要意识到有被解雇的可能性。
• 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。
• Despite the layoff announcements, pharmaceutical industry recruiting agencies and Internet job boards say it's not all bad.
  尽管公布裁员，制药业招聘机构和网络招聘版块都认为，此现象不全是糟糕的。
• But the layoff was fatal.
  没想到这一停竟成了致命伤。
• 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。