lay off
听听怎么读
英 [lei ɔf]
美 [le ɔf]
是什么意思
暂时解雇,裁员;停止工作[活动];停止做某种不快的事;暂时解雇
双语释义
n.(名词)
- [C](由于工作清闲而造成的)临时解雇 the stopping of a worker's employment at a time when there is little work
英英释义
lay off
- n.the act of laying off an employee or a work force
同义词:layoff
- v.
- put an end to a state or an activity
同义词:discontinuestopceasegive upquit
- dismiss, usually for economic reasons
同义词:furlough
- put an end to a state or an activity
学习怎么用
双语例句
- The factory had to lay workers off when its orders decreased.
当订货减少时,工厂不得不将工人解雇。 - They often lay off workmen during a business depression.
在商业萧条期间,他们将工人暂时解雇。 - The store had to lay off a number of clerks because sales were down.
由于销售业绩下滑,商店不得不裁掉一部分店员。 - I think you'd better lay off alcohol for a while.
我看你最好停止饮酒一段时间。 - Lay off! i don't need you to tell me what to do.
别再说了。我不需要你告诉我该怎么样做。 - Why don't you lay off smoking for a while until your cough gets better?
你为什么不先戒烟等你的咳嗽好了一些后再说? - The level switch on the Air Separator turns OFF.
空气隔离器上的水平开关关闭。 - They shut off the gas before going on holiday.
他们出发度假之前关闭了煤气。 - The doctor advised the patient to lay off for a month after the operation.
医生建议病人在手术后休息一个月。
权威例句
Lay OffHow Do Lay-off Costs Affect Employment? *Individual differences in successful job searches following lay-off.How Do Lay-Off Cost Affect EmploymentDesignated redundant but escaping lay-off: A special group of lay-off survivors.Some Canadian Evidence on the Quit/Lay-Off DistinctionEmployee Lay-Off Under Different Modes of RestructuringCricoid pressure: should we lay off the pressure?Look Before You Lay OffLetters: 'Lay Off the Layoffs'