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

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。
Microsoft announced plans on Thursday to cut 18,000 jobs, which would be the biggest single layoff round for the tech industry this year.
微软（Microsoft）上周四宣布，计划砍掉18000个工作岗位。这将是科技行业今年规模最大的一轮裁员。
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。
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。
Have you known layoff about our company.
你知道我们公司要裁员了吗？
He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
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。
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。
Nokia layoff event has become a hotspot of news media ever since.
此后，诺基亚裁员事件成为各新闻媒体关注的热点事件。
The bottom line is that you need to be aware of the possibility of a layoff.
底线是，你需要意识到有被解雇的可能性。