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

• He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
  长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
• 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。
• 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。
• It can be seen from the above analysis that Nokia's operational procedures and methods in the so-called "Nokia Layoff Event" basically conform to laws and regulations without obvious legal flaws.
  从以上分析可以看出，在所谓诺基亚裁员事件中，诺基亚的操作流程和操作方式基本符合法律规定，并无明显法律瑕疵。
• Have you known layoff about our company.
  你知道我们公司要裁员了吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the layoff was fatal.
  没想到这一停竟成了致命伤。