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。
• Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
  舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。
• 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。
• Furloughs, layoffs, burdened bosses, and stressed coworkers: Tension can stifle your office and kill productivity.
  休假、裁员、承受超负荷的老板、处于高压中的同事：紧张会使你的办公室生活窒息，扼杀你的产能。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Given the financial damage today I cannot see how we can avoid a significant rise in layoffs and unemployment.
  今天金融领域遭受了巨大的破坏，我认为我们无法避免大量的下岗和失业。
• 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。