layoffs
英 [ˈleɪˈɒfs]
美 [ˈleɪˌɔfs]
n. (通常指因工作岗位不足的)解雇，裁员，下岗; 休养; 疗养; 养伤
layoff的复数
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.- 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。
- It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an estimated 2,000 employees.
- 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.- 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。
- They both made full recoveries after lengthy injury layoffs.
双语例句
- Often with the political support of local government, the firms have borrowed to avoid major layoffs.
通常是在地方政府的政治扶持下，企业才得以通过借款来避免重大裁员。 - In the defence industries sudden cutbacks and layoffs are common.
在国防工业中，突然性的裁员和临时解雇是常有的事。 - In his weekly radio address, he warns that civilian employees may face temporary layoffs next month.
布什在每周例行广播讲话中警告说，国防部的文职雇员下个月可能面临临时裁员。 - 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。 - Employees who had survived rounds of layoffs were energized again.
那些从一轮轮裁员中幸存下来的员工眼里重新燃起了希望。 - The takeover will mean layoffs for the company.
对公司来说，接管就意味着解雇。 - It legitimizes discussions of a taboo topic ( layoffs).
它使得关于一个禁忌话题（解雇）的讨论合理化了。 - 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。 - AT& T said its layoffs will begin this month and run through next year.
AT&T称，裁员将从本月开始，并将持续到明年。 - Motorola said this week it will incur$ 31 million in severance costs related to the layoffs.
本周，摩托罗拉称，与裁员有关的遣散费将高达3100万美元。