lay-off

英 [ˈleɪ ɒf]

美 [ˈleɪ ɔːf]

n.  (因工作不多的)解雇，裁员; 歇工期; 停工期

复数：lay-offs　

TEM8BEC经济

牛津词典

noun

• （因工作不多的）解雇，裁员
  an act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do
• 歇工期；停工期
  a period of time when sb is not working or not doing sth that they normally do regularly
  1. an eight-week lay-off with a broken leg
     因腿部骨折歇工休养八周

双语例句

• Process by which a company notifies an employee that their job has eliminated or combined with existing functions due to the company facing adverse financial circumstances. a lay-off can be temporary or permanent.
  雇员被公司告知由于公司的金融状况不好，他们的职位已被裁撤或被现有的其他功能单位合并。裁员有可能是暂时的，也有可能是永久性的。
• The main group of the poor population is farmers, lay-off workers, the elders and the handicapped.
  贫困人口主要是农民、下岗职工、老年人和残疾人。
• The strategic composition should handle debts of enterprises and the lay-off worker properly and break away from its social obligation effectively.
  国有企业进行战略性改组应妥善处理企业负债，妥善安置下岗职工，有效剥离企业办社会的职能。
• Research and analysis have been done on lay-off workers 'attitude towards physical training and their physical training mode by means of index to literature, questionnaire and statistical data.
  采用文献资料检索，问卷调查和数理统计等研究方法，对我国下岗工人体育态度和体育行为现状进行分析研究。
• The more thoughtful, experienced ones learn to constantly lay-off risk if they can.
  比较善于思考、经验丰富的企业家都会学习力所能及地不断降低风险。
• But now the Brazilian is back in football training following a six-month lay-off, the boss hopes to hone his midfielder's enthusiasm and ability so he fully realises his "wonderful talent".
  但现在巴西人在伤停了半年之后终于恢复训练，老板希望这名中场能把激情用到正地方，释放自己的天赋。
• Financial Innovation Facilitates Urban Reemployment& A Case Study for the Lay-off Women in Tianjin
  以金融创新促进城市再就业&以天津市妇联小额贷款扶助下岗女工项目为例
• Despite a mid-season lay-off he was back to his combative best as the Reds closed in on the league title, although his most conspicuous efforts came in the latter stages of the Champions League.
  虽然赛季中期缺席了一段时间，但后来他又找回了状态帮助球队夺冠。他最大的贡献还是在冠军杯的后半段赛程里。
• Unemployment ( or lay-off) is the inevitable outcome of the economic and social development, and the new issue after the China's market-economy reform.
  失业是经济社会发展的必然产物，也是我国市场化取向改革深化后出现的新课题。
• That's why it's important to be be prepared to change jobs, because a lay-off could happen to any of us, often without warning.
  这就是为什么提前做好换工作的准备是重要的原因，因为我们每个人都可能在没有警告的情况下被开除。