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lay off

/ley-awf, -of/US // ˈleɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf //

下岗,遣散,裁员,解雇

Related Words

cutback缩减,削减,削减开支,缩减开支unemployment失业,失业率,失业问题,失职discharge排放,排出,遣散,排放问题respite喘息,休养生息,暂休,喘息之机

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of dismissing employees, especially temporarily.
    • : a period of enforced unemployment or inactivity.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbstop doing
Synonyms
cease停止,停止执行,终止,停止使用desist停止,终止,住手,停止使用end结束,终端,结束语,终止give a rest休息一下,歇息,休息,休养生息give up放弃,舍弃,放弃吧,罢休halt停住,停顿,停止,驻足leave alone放任自流,放任不管,放弃,放着不管leave off辍学,遗弃,辍止,辍学的let up放过,放弃,放弃吧,放宽lie by谎言由,谎言,撒谎,谎言被quit退出,辞职,戒掉rest休息时间,休息,休息时,休息区spell咒语,拼写,咒骂,拼字
verbrelieve of responsibility
Synonyms
discharge排放,排出,遣散,排放问题dismiss驳回,遣散,辞退,罢免drop下降,跌落,掉落,滴fire火,火灾,开火,开枪let go放手,松手,放手吧,放开oust撵走,撵出,撵走了,驱赶pay off付清,偿付,偿清,付出retire early提前退休,早日退休,提早退休,尽早退休

Examples

  • “We started to see how women were being disproportionately affected by layoffs, furloughed and being forced out of work to take care of their kids,” she said.

  • In addition to the layoffs at Disney, NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia last year, NBCUniversal plans to shut down its TV sports network NBCSN by the end of this year.

  • Profitability may have been out of reach if it weren’t for the layoffs that these companies underwent.

  • Thousands of Chase branches reduced hours in mid-March, with 1,000 closing immediately — some of which have shuttered for good since, as the bank reportedly conducted layoffs.

  • The ballot measure’s passage has already led to layoffs in the state, and with delivery services adding fees that they previously threatened would only happen if Prop 22 didn’t pass.

  • The gaming site plans to layoff 18 percent of its workforce and shut several offices.

  • Unemployment claims are trending down, and the number of mass layoff events is declining.

  • You also knew the libs (including the Super PAC I advised, Priorities USA Action) would zero-in on his record as a layoff artist.

  • Neither presidential campaign responded to a request for comment about the layoff announcement.

  • Layoff seems to be the most commonly used word despite—or maybe because of—a passivity that cheats the impact of the experience.

  • Come to think of it, Ernie didn't know there was going to be a layoff.

  • After this morning, Rogers would post him for the layoff for sure.

  • Show them that your layoff hasnt hurt your batting eye, Larry, sang out McRae.

  • Would he come back to the farm if this ten day layoff were extended, or would he catch a train for Chicago?

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