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

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 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。
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。
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。
Have you known layoff about our company.
你知道我们公司要裁员了吗？
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。
Local level staff ( posts) the recall of an employee after a layoff.
当地雇用人员（员额）解雇后一个员工的回聘。
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。
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。
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。