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

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。
Have you known layoff about our company.
你知道我们公司要裁员了吗？
It can be seen from the above analysis that Nokia's operational procedures and methods in the so-called "Nokia Layoff Event" basically conform to laws and regulations without obvious legal flaws.
从以上分析可以看出，在所谓诺基亚裁员事件中，诺基亚的操作流程和操作方式基本符合法律规定，并无明显法律瑕疵。
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。
The recall of an employee after a layoff.
解雇后一个员工的回聘。
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。
An upbeat business vernacular calls every problem a 'challenge'and every massive layoff' rightsizing '.
乐观的商业行话把任何问题都叫作挑战，每一次大裁员都叫作使规模合理化。
Remember firing is not the same as layoff or reduction in force.
记得射击是不一样的裁员或削减部队。
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。
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。