also lay-off, lay off; 1889, "rest, respite;" from lay (v.) + off. Via seasonal labor with periodic down time, it came to have a sense of "temporary release from employment," and by 1960s was being used somewhat euphemistically for permanent releases of masses of workers by employers. The verbal phrase lay off is attested from 1868 as "dismiss" (an employee); meaning "stop disturbing" is from 1908.
雙語例句
1. His card joined the small pile of those spared from the layoff.
他的登記卡被放到那一小疊免于被裁的人的卡片里面.
來自辭典例句
2. But the layoff was fatal.
沒想到這一停竟成了致命傷.
來自辭典例句
3. Remember firing is not the same as layoff or reduction in force.
記得射擊是不一樣的裁員或削減部隊.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. It could be triggered simply by the announcement of some massive layoff.
這種上漲有可能完全是由某次宣布大規(guī)模裁員引起的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Vanishing job postings on Internet sites can also send a layoff signal.