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.
  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。

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• When was the last time you had layoffs?
  你们上次裁员是在什么时候？
• The takeover will mean layoffs for the company.
  对公司来说，接管就意味着解雇。
• And financial companies announce new layoffs daily.
  而金融类企业每天都会传出新的裁员消息。
• 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。
• 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。
• When layoffs loom, face time with coworkers and the boss in the office gains consequence.
  当裁员危机到来时，你在上司以及同事面前的努力就可以得到回报了。
• 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。
• In addition, he has resisted following other banks that have cut costs through massive layoffs.
  除此之外，他还反对像其他银行那样通过大规模裁员来缩减成本。