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

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。
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。
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。
Before that, the employee had to show that age was a factor contributing to the layoff.
这项裁决做出之前，员工需要证明年龄是促成解雇的一个因素。
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。
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。
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。
The recall of an employee after a layoff.
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。