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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Even large companies may cut training budgets, a red flag that financial concerns could lead to layoffs.
  即使大公司也有可能削减培训预算，这是一个警告信号，说明财务困难可能会导致裁员。
• 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。
• Labor Contract Law only has procedural requirements on economic dismissal but not for other forms of layoffs.
  《劳动合同法》仅对经济性裁员做出了程序性的要求，但对于其他形式的裁员并为做出程序性要求。
• 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。
• When was the last time you had layoffs?
  你们上次裁员是在什么时候？
• 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。