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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Of course He did not rule out that additional layoffs might occur later.
  当然了，他并没有排除未来还会继续裁员的可能。
• 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。
• This is not to say that just because you earn more than others you're a target for layoffs.
  这不是说只是由于你赚的比别人多，就可能下岗。
• For example, an employee once asked me a question about potential layoffs.
  比如说，一位员工曾问我一个有关潜在裁员的问题。
• 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。