layoffs

英 [ˈleɪˈɒfs]

美 [ˈleɪˌɔfs]

n.  (通常指因工作岗位不足的)解雇，裁员，下岗; 休养; 疗养; 养伤
layoff的复数

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。

双语例句

• Of course He did not rule out that additional layoffs might occur later.
  当然了，他并没有排除未来还会继续裁员的可能。
• Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
  舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。
• The worsening trade situation has already led to a spate of factory closures and layoffs in China.
  贸易状况的恶化已经导致了一系列关闭工厂和裁员中。
• Furloughs, layoffs, burdened bosses, and stressed coworkers: Tension can stifle your office and kill productivity.
  休假、裁员、承受超负荷的老板、处于高压中的同事：紧张会使你的办公室生活窒息，扼杀你的产能。
• When layoffs loom, face time with coworkers and the boss in the office gains consequence.
  当裁员危机到来时，你在上司以及同事面前的努力就可以得到回报了。
• Labor Contract Law only has procedural requirements on economic dismissal but not for other forms of layoffs.
  《劳动合同法》仅对经济性裁员做出了程序性的要求，但对于其他形式的裁员并为做出程序性要求。
• In defense industries, sudden layoffs are common.
  在国防工业中，突然解雇一些人是常见的现象。
• Given the financial damage today I cannot see how we can avoid a significant rise in layoffs and unemployment.
  今天金融领域遭受了巨大的破坏，我认为我们无法避免大量的下岗和失业。
• This is not to say that just because you earn more than others you're a target for layoffs.
  这不是说只是由于你赚的比别人多，就可能下岗。
• Widespread hiring freezes and layoffs have brought these problems into sharp relief now.
  广泛聘用冻结和裁员，使这些问题到现在大幅减免。