lay-off

英 [ˈleɪ ɒf]

美 [ˈleɪ ɔːf]

n.  (因工作不多的)解雇，裁员; 歇工期; 停工期

复数：lay-offs　

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牛津词典

noun

• （因工作不多的）解雇，裁员
  an act of making people unemployed because there is no more work left for them to do
• 歇工期；停工期
  a period of time when sb is not working or not doing sth that they normally do regularly
  1. an eight-week lay-off with a broken leg
     因腿部骨折歇工休养八周

双语例句

• But now the Brazilian is back in football training following a six-month lay-off, the boss hopes to hone his midfielder's enthusiasm and ability so he fully realises his "wonderful talent".
  但现在巴西人在伤停了半年之后终于恢复训练，老板希望这名中场能把激情用到正地方，释放自己的天赋。
• The strategic composition should handle debts of enterprises and the lay-off worker properly and break away from its social obligation effectively.
  国有企业进行战略性改组应妥善处理企业负债，妥善安置下岗职工，有效剥离企业办社会的职能。
• He has a long lay-off over the winter.
  他遭到长达一个冬天的解雇。
• The good news is that Amauri is returning to fitness after a long injury lay-off, although it remains to be seen if he will start or come off the bench.
  好消息是阿毛里已经从长期伤病中彻底走了出来，但他是否会留在替补席上还是未知数。
• A six-year lay-off has not rusted his skills.
  六年的待业并未使他的技术荒疏。
• No one is immune to a lay-off, but if you'll be a key player in company achievements, your job will be that much safer.
  没人会永远不被开除，但是如果你在公司是不可或缺的重要角色，那么你的工作就比较安全。
• Companies may take measures such as downsizing, temporary lay-off, employee leasing to cope with environmental uncertainty, so the staff feel hire unwarranted.
  企业可能采取裁员、临时解雇、员工租赁等措施来应对环境不确定性，员工因此而感到雇佣无保障。
• The plan includes a lay-off of 2,000 employees and a pay freeze for the remaining 4,000.
  这项计划括及裁员两千人，并对剩余的四千名员工冻结给付。
• Unemployment and Lay-off is a sensitive problem in today's society.
  失业与下岗问题是当前社会中的一个敏感问题。
• The more thoughtful, experienced ones learn to constantly lay-off risk if they can.
  比较善于思考、经验丰富的企业家都会学习力所能及地不断降低风险。