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

• Widespread hiring freezes and layoffs have brought these problems into sharp relief now.
  广泛聘用冻结和裁员，使这些问题到现在大幅减免。
• In his weekly radio address, he warns that civilian employees may face temporary layoffs next month.
  布什在每周例行广播讲话中警告说，国防部的文职雇员下个月可能面临临时裁员。
• Has your company just announced layoffs, salary freezes, or wage cuts?
  你的公司是否刚刚发布了裁员、薪资冻结或减薪的通告？
• 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。
• A drop in global demand for Chinese goods has hit exporters hard, prompting layoffs and factory closures.
  全球对中国产品的需求减少严重损害了出口企业，导致很多人员下岗和工厂关闭。
• The worsening trade situation has already led to a spate of factory closures and layoffs in China.
  贸易状况的恶化已经导致了一系列关闭工厂和裁员中。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• AT& T said its layoffs will begin this month and run through next year.
  AT&T称，裁员将从本月开始，并将持续到明年。