lay off

  1. 停止工作〔活动〕
    • The doctor advised me to lay off cigarettes.
      医生建议我戒烟。
    • The doctor told me to lay off for a week.
      医生要我休息一周。
  2. 停止做某种不快的事
    • Lay off that girl!
      别缠着那个女孩子了。
    • I wish you would lay off!
      但愿你别再说别人不好了。
  3. 暂时解雇
    • The factory has laid off workers because of the drop in sales.
      那个工厂由于销量下降而暂时解雇了工人。
    • The work force has been laid off.
      工人们被辞退了。

网络词典

lay off

英 leɪ aʊf 美 leɪ aʊf
动词短语 中文翻译:解雇
同义词: ['dismiss', 'reduce', 'cut back']

例句:

  1. 1.The company decided to lay off some employees due to economic downturn.
    由于经济衰退,公司决定裁减一些员工。
  2. 2. The manager laid off the sales staff and replaced them with temporary workers.
    经理解雇了销售团队,并雇佣了临时工。
  3. 3.The company is laying off employees in order to save money.
    为了节省资金,公司正在裁员。