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　

CET6考研IELTSBEC

Collins.1 / BNC.40104 / COCA.7801

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。
• Many layoff victims send cover letters that blame the economy for their job loss, says Ms.
  夏皮罗说，很多被解雇人员在求职信中将自己失业归咎于目前的经济形势。
• 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。
• 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。
• The recall of an employee after a layoff.
  解雇后一个员工的回聘。
• He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
  长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
• Have you known layoff about our company.
  你知道我们公司要裁员了吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。