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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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

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。
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。
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。
The bottom line is that you need to be aware of the possibility of a layoff.
底线是，你需要意识到有被解雇的可能性。
In general, the employing unit's behavior of terminating labor contracts of a certain quantity of laborers due to business reasons can be called "layoff".
一般情况下，用人单位由于经营原因解除一定数量劳动者劳动合同的行为都可称之为裁员。
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。
The recall of an employee after a layoff.
解雇后一个员工的回聘。
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。
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。
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。