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
- Despite their reticence about layoffs, many companies are already looking for ways to reduce headcount.
尽管对裁员保持缄默，但许多公司已经在考虑减少用工人数的办法。 - The takeover will mean layoffs for the company.
对公司来说，接管就意味着解雇。 - This is not to say that just because you earn more than others you're a target for layoffs.
这不是说只是由于你赚的比别人多，就可能下岗。 - Seoul has found a way to help companies deal with rising competition and disruptive layoffs.
首尔已经找到了帮助企业应对日益激烈的竞争和棘手的下岗问题的方法。 - 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。 - In defense industries, sudden layoffs are common.
在国防工业中，突然解雇一些人是常见的现象。 - For example, an employee once asked me a question about potential layoffs.
比如说，一位员工曾问我一个有关潜在裁员的问题。 - Schroder decisively lowered pension costs and unemployment compensation, and he gave companies more flexibility with hiring and layoffs.
施罗德决定降低养老金和失业金，给予公司更多的招聘裁员灵活权。 - 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。 - 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。