| 释义 |
☞ layofflay-off [countable] (rather informal, especially journalism尤用于新闻) an act of making sb unemployed because there is no more work available for them, especially temporarily（因劳动力过剩而造成的）裁员，解雇（尤指临时性的）◆we do not want to risk further lay-offs in the factory.我们不想再在工厂里冒裁员的风险了。ⓘ you can also talk about job cuts in this context.在这种语境下亦可用 job cuts。 ➡ see also cut → reduction , lay sb off → fire verb lay-off /ˈ· ·/n [c] 1. [usually plural 一般用复数] when workers' jobs are stopped because there is not enough work ［由于工作不足而造成的］解雇 2. [usually singular 一般用单数] when someone cannot do a sport because they are injured ［运动员因为受伤造成的］停止活动时期 |