lay off
英 [ˈleɪ ɒf]
美 [ˈleɪ ɔːf]
（通常指因工作岗位不足而）辞退，解雇，使下岗
同义词辨析
dismissaxefirelay offremovesack【导航词义：解雇】
dismissv. 开除，解雇
〔辨析〕
指正式解除某人的职务，常可与 fire，sack 换用。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
axev. 突然解雇
〔辨析〕
指突然解除某人的职务。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
firev. 〈口〉解雇，开除
〔辨析〕
指强行解除某人的职务，常可与 sack 换用。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
lay offphr. v. 解雇
〔辨析〕
指因为没有工作可做而解雇员工。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
removev. 开除，罢免
〔辨析〕
指免除某人的职务，尤指罢免身居要职者。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
sackv. 〈英，非正式〉开除，解雇
〔辨析〕
解除某人的职务。
〔例证〕
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。
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。
柯林斯词典
- See also:100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit...They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers.layoff
- PHRASAL VERB 住手；闭嘴
If you tell someone tolay 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。
- He went on attacking her until other passengers arrived and told him to lay off.
英英释义
verb
- dismiss, usually for economic reasons
- She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized
- put an end to a state or an activity
- Quit teasing your little brother
双语例句
- Just lay off me for a second! I forgot about the show.
别再添乱了，我忘记演出的事了。 - Lay off, can't you! Can't you see he's had enough?
别再打扰了，行不行？你难道没有看见他已经受够了吧？ - But lay off the cigars and the beer, okay?
但是把烟和酒戒了，好吗？ - When did you factory lay off you from your job?
你们工厂什么时候把你们解雇了？ - Why don't you lay off today?
你今天为什么不休息？ - Lay off making unkind jokes on me, can't you? I've had enough.
别再对我开那些不友好的玩笑了，行不行？我受够了。 - I just had to lay off three of my actuaries.
我刚裁掉了三个保险精算师。 - 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。 - Lay off! You're messing up my hair.
住手，你把我的头发都弄乱了。 - You should let her, for a while, lay off for a rest.
暂时你应该让她好好休息一下。