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

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。
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。
Nokia layoff event does not violate laws and regulations, but has revealed deficiencies and shortages in some laws and regulations.
虽然诺基亚裁员事件并未违反法律规定，但该事件也暴露出了一些法律规定的欠缺和不足。
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。
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。
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。
But the layoff was fatal.
没想到这一停竟成了致命伤。
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。
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。
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。