lay off
- 裁员;（通常指因工作岗位不足而）辞退，解雇，使下岗;住手，闭嘴;划出……的界线;<口>(暂时)停止打扰(或取笑、批评、干涉等);停下休息;把(衣服等)放在一边
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PHRASAL VERB （通常指因工作岗位不足而）辞退，解雇，使下岗
If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit...
10万联邦公务人员将被辞退以减少赤字。
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PHRASAL VERB 住手；闭嘴
If you tell someone to lay off, you mean that they should stop touching or criticizing you or someone else.He went on attacking her until other passengers arrived and told him to lay off.
他不停地打她，直至其他乘客过来叫他住手。
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They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers .
一个月来一辆汽车都卖不出去，他们只好裁员。
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Is it legal for a company to lay off employees ?
公司裁员合法吗？
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I think you 'd better lay off fatty foods for a while .
我认为你最好暂时别吃高脂食物。
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Lay off me will you ─ it 's nothing to do with me .
别找我好不好——这事与我无关。
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Lay off bullying Jack .
别再欺负杰克。
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He went on attacking her until other passengers arrived and told him to lay off .
他不停地打她，直至其他乘客过来叫他住手。
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Then a voice bawled : ' Lay off ! I 'll kill you , you little rascal ! '
然后一个声音大叫道：“赶紧停下！我会杀了你的，你这个小流氓！”
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So they had to lay off a third of the people .
所以公司不得不解雇三分之一的人。
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He also said that he should lay off smoking .
他还说他应该戒烟。
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The factory is going to lay off many workers .
工厂准备解雇很多工人。
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B : Right . We may need to lay off some plant workers .
B:是的，一些工厂的工人可能要暂时解雇。
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Then we had to lay off thousands of people .
然后我们不得不解雇了数以千计的人。
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Told him to lay off for two weeks before sailing .
医生叫他休息两周再继续航行。
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When did you factory lay off you from your job ?
你们工厂什么时候把你们解雇了？
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These are difficult economic times . The company has to lay off some staff .
现在经济不景气，公司只能裁减一些员工。
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Most people protest the company 's decision to lay off so many workers .
多数人反对公司如此大规模的裁员决议。
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It is likely that the company will lay off more workers soon .
似乎那公司很快将解雇更多工人。
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That we 're going to lay off the whole workforce .
说我们打算辞掉所有的工人。
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Lay off ! I don 't need you tell me how to do !
别再讲了！我不需要你告诉我怎么做！
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Lay off him , he 's done nothing wrong .
别管他，他没做错什么。
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You 'd better lay off smoking for a while .
你最好这会儿不要抽烟。
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It 's time we were able to lay off these heavy winter clothes .
我们该脱去这些冬天穿的厚衣服了。
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A : We have to lay off some workers and you 're one of them .
我们不得不让一些工人下岗，而你就是其中一个。
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They simply lack the discipline to lay off the work once they get home .
他们只是缺乏一回家就放下工作的纪律。
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I really need to lay off fast food . I am gaining weight .
我真的不能再吃快餐了。我越来越胖了。
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Changing ideas of lay off workers and helping them improve their competence .
引导下岗职工转变观念，帮助其提高自身素质。
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It would largely require the government to lay off thousands of employees .
这差不多需要西班牙政府裁员数千人。
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Well , look , just lay off the snacks and
听着只要不吃零食
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The rest cancel investment , lay off employees and reserve capital .
剩下的人取消投资，解散员工并储备现金。
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I promise I 'll make Richard lay off the business stuff .
我保证晚上不让里查提公事。
指正式解除某人的职务，常可与 fire，sack 换用。
That teacher was dismissed/fired/sacked secretly.
那名教师被秘密开除了。
Employees can be dismissed/fired/sacked for playing computer games at work.
员工上班时间玩电脑游戏会遭到解雇。
指突然解除某人的职务。
The company announced Thursday their plan to axe 180 employees.
该公司周四宣布计划裁员180人。
Vera has been axed from the team.
薇拉已被开除出队。
指强行解除某人的职务，常可与 sack 换用。
He has just been fired/sacked for being late.
他刚刚因为迟到被解雇。
The company fired/sacked him and he didn't know what to do.
公司把他开除了，他不知该怎么办。
指因为没有工作可做而解雇员工。
The chain store laid off 500 workers in October.
这家连锁店10月份裁员500人。
Millions of workers were laid off during the economic crisis.
经济危机期间，数百万工人被解雇。
指免除某人的职务，尤指罢免身居要职者。
The committee removed the corrupt official.
委员会罢免了那名腐败的官员。
Congress has the right to remove the President from office.
国会有权罢黜总统。
解除某人的职务。
He was sacked from the job, although he did nothing wrong.
他没做错事却被解雇了。
Dad was sacked for being drunk.
爸爸因为喝醉酒而遭到解雇。