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

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。
This study has found that both human capital and political capital play important roles in determining layoff but lose their effects on income in post-layoff jobs.
研究发现，人力资本和政治资本对于下岗都有决定性作用，但未能影响工人再就业之后的收入回报。
Despite the layoff announcements, pharmaceutical industry recruiting agencies and Internet job boards say it's not all bad.
尽管公布裁员，制药业招聘机构和网络招聘版块都认为，此现象不全是糟糕的。
In the wake of handing out3,000 layoff notices Tuesday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer sent an e-mail to staff.
在周二宣布3000人的裁员计划之后，微软CEO史蒂夫·鲍尔默给公司员工发了一封内部邮件。
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。
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。
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。
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。
But the layoff was fatal.
没想到这一停竟成了致命伤。
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。