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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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

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。
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。
But the layoff was fatal.
没想到这一停竟成了致命伤。
Sixty percent of the teachers at the Mariposa-Nabi primary school in Los Angeles have received layoff notices.
洛杉矶Mariposa-Nabi小学有60%的教师收到解雇信。
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。
The enterprise is unable to unilaterally withdraw the plan on the cancellation of labor relationship or the layoff proposal.
（二）企业不能单方面撤回解除劳动关系计划或裁减建议。
Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.
最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
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。
He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
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。