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　

CET6考研IELTSBEC

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 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。
• The recall of an employee after a layoff.
  解雇后一个员工的回聘。
• 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。
• This study has found that both human capital and political capital play important roles in determining layoff but lose their effects on income in post-layoff jobs.
  研究发现，人力资本和政治资本对于下岗都有决定性作用，但未能影响工人再就业之后的收入回报。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He was bowling badly after his long layoff.
  长期没碰之后，他保龄球打得真差。
• 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。
• The enterprise is unable to unilaterally withdraw the plan on the cancellation of labor relationship or the layoff proposal.
  （二）企业不能单方面撤回解除劳动关系计划或裁减建议。