lay-off

🇺🇸 /ˈleɪ ɔːf/ 🇬🇧 /ˈleɪ ɒf/
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noun
R

When a company lets employees go because there is not enough work for them to do.

Many workers faced lay-offs during the economic downturn.

许多工人在经济衰退期间面临失业。

R

A break from work or an activity that someone usually does.

The athlete needed a lay-off to recover from his injury.

运动员需要休息一段时间来从伤病中恢复。

translation

n. 裁员, 休息