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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
  长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
• 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。
• But the layoff was fatal.
  没想到这一停竟成了致命伤。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。