lay off

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Examples from the Corpus

lay off• Three years later, it reported its worst quarterly loss ever and laid off 16 percent of its work force.• Look, I don't want to argue with you, so just lay off.• 3000 car workers have been be laid off at the factory in Cleveland.• An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared.• He and Dean had just been laid off during a seniority lapse because of a drastic reduction of crews.• We sought out people who had been laid off from large corporations and were forced to create new lives.• The station has laid off one-third of its staff.• I'm trying to lay off rich food for a while to lose some weight.• We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion.• If he really wants to write the book, he'll need to lay off the drink until he does it.• He must lay off the kif.• Lay off the swearing, if you don't mind.• Hey, lay off Vinnie, will you? He hasn't done you any harm.• The sort of business which flourished in the eighties but suffered in the recession hit nineties, laying off workers.

lay off (something)• Three years later, it reported its worst quarterly loss ever and laid off 16 percent of its work force.• An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared.• He and Dean had just been laid off during a seniority lapse because of a drastic reduction of crews.• We sought out people who had been laid off from large corporations and were forced to create new lives.• The station has laid off one-third of its staff.• We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion.• He must lay off the kif.• The sort of business which flourished in the eighties but suffered in the recession hit nineties, laying off workers.

lay off (somebody)• Three years later, it reported its worst quarterly loss ever and laid off 16 percent of its work force.• An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared.• He and Dean had just been laid off during a seniority lapse because of a drastic reduction of crews.• We sought out people who had been laid off from large corporations and were forced to create new lives.• The station has laid off one-third of its staff.• We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion.• He must lay off the kif.• The sort of business which flourished in the eighties but suffered in the recession hit nineties, laying off workers.

lay something off to somebody• Neville laid the ball off to Emile Heskey, who squared it into the six-yard box for Scholes to turn it in.• Quakers broke out of defence, Cork laying the ball off to give Gaughan a clear run on goal.• He drew the top card and laid it off to his right.

ˈlay-off noun [countableC]

LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONan occasion when an employer ends a worker’s employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work 〔因工作不多而导致的〕临时解雇，裁员

more lay-offs in the car industry

汽车行业更多的裁员

→ lay off

From Longman Business Dictionary

lay somebody → off phrasal verbphr v [transitiveT]

HUMAN RESOURCESto stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do

The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce.

→ see also lay-off

→ lay

lay-offˈlay-off, layoff noun [countableC]

HUMAN RESOURCESthe act of stopping a worker’s employment because there is not enough work for them to do

a layoff affecting more than 500 workers

Some employees at the company are getting layoff notices (=letters saying they will be losing their jobs).

词汇	lay off
释义	lay off Word family nounlayerlayeringlayinglayaboutlayawaylaybacklay-bylayoutlayoverlayshaftlaystalllaicitylaicizationlaitylaymanlaypersonlay readerlaywomanadjectivelayeredlaiclaicalverblaicizelay Examples from the Corpus lay off• Three years later, it reported its worst quarterly loss ever and laid off 16 percent of its work force.• Look, I don't want to argue with you, so just lay off.• 3000 car workers have been be laid off at the factory in Cleveland.• An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared.• He and Dean had just been laid off during a seniority lapse because of a drastic reduction of crews.• We sought out people who had been laid off from large corporations and were forced to create new lives.• The station has laid off one-third of its staff.• I'm trying to lay off rich food for a while to lose some weight.• We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion.• If he really wants to write the book, he'll need to lay off the drink until he does it.• He must lay off the kif.• Lay off the swearing, if you don't mind.• Hey, lay off Vinnie, will you? He hasn't done you any harm.• The sort of business which flourished in the eighties but suffered in the recession hit nineties, laying off workers. lay off (something)• Three years later, it reported its worst quarterly loss ever and laid off 16 percent of its work force.• An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared.• He and Dean had just been laid off during a seniority lapse because of a drastic reduction of crews.• We sought out people who had been laid off from large corporations and were forced to create new lives.• The station has laid off one-third of its staff.• We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion.• He must lay off the kif.• The sort of business which flourished in the eighties but suffered in the recession hit nineties, laying off workers. lay off (somebody)• Three years later, it reported its worst quarterly loss ever and laid off 16 percent of its work force.• An estimated 3 million workers have been laid off be-tween 1989 and 1995 as corporate profits have soared.• He and Dean had just been laid off during a seniority lapse because of a drastic reduction of crews.• We sought out people who had been laid off from large corporations and were forced to create new lives.• The station has laid off one-third of its staff.• We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion.• He must lay off the kif.• The sort of business which flourished in the eighties but suffered in the recession hit nineties, laying off workers. lay something off to somebody• Neville laid the ball off to Emile Heskey, who squared it into the six-yard box for Scholes to turn it in.• Quakers broke out of defence, Cork laying the ball off to give Gaughan a clear run on goal.• He drew the top card and laid it off to his right. ˈlay-off noun [countableC] LEAVE A JOB OR ORGANIZATIONan occasion when an employer ends a worker’s employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work 〔因工作不多而导致的〕临时解雇，裁员 more lay-offs in the car industry 汽车行业更多的裁员 → lay off From Longman Business Dictionary lay somebody → off phrasal verbphr v [transitiveT] HUMAN RESOURCESto stop employing a worker, usually when there is not enough work for them to do The group plans to lay off 10% of its workforce. → see also lay-off → lay lay-offˈlay-off, layoff noun [countableC] HUMAN RESOURCESthe act of stopping a worker’s employment because there is not enough work for them to do a layoff affecting more than 500 workers Some employees at the company are getting layoff notices (=letters saying they will be losing their jobs).
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