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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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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
  长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
• Microsoft announced plans on Thursday to cut 18,000 jobs, which would be the biggest single layoff round for the tech industry this year.
  微软（Microsoft）上周四宣布，计划砍掉18000个工作岗位。这将是科技行业今年规模最大的一轮裁员。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。