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
- So long as I can make good my threat, they'll lay off the use of force.
只要我能实现我的威吓计划，他们一定会停止使用武力。 - You got to lay off the hip-hop.
你还是别用这些嘻哈的词语了。 - But lay off the cigars and the beer, okay?
但是把烟和酒戒了，好吗？ - I hate to be caught in this Hobson's choice: work without salary or lay off.
我讨厌陷入霍布森设置的选择：不是白干，就是下岗。【正译】我讨厌这种没有选择的选择：不是白干，就是下岗。 - 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。 - Lay off or I'll kill you!
停下来，否则我杀你了！ - 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。 - 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。 - I'd lay off stirring up trouble for a bit if I were you.
要是我是你的话，我就暂时不去捅篓子。 - So you might have to lay off the arm wrestling.
我看你就先别跟人家掰手腕了。