lay off

解雇；停止；关闭；休息

The factory is going to lay off many workers.(工厂准备解雇很多工人。)

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。)

Oh Aurora, lay off the Patron.(哦，黎明之神，请将守护神解雇了吧！)

Worse, the recession forced him to cut costs sharply and lay off nearly 4,000.(更糟的是，经济衰退迫使SAP大幅消减成本，并且解雇了将近4千名员工。)

The company is to lay off 1,520 workers as part of a restructuring.(作为改组的一部分，这家公司将解雇1520名工人。)

Meanwhile, “Lay off my wife,” he pleaded. “Target me.”(同时，他还恳求道：“别再攻击我夫人，向我开炮吧。”)

So they had to lay off a third of the people.(所以公司不得不解雇三分之一的人。)

Alright, lay off the gossip and go back to work.(好了，别再讲闲话，干活吧。)

I think you'd better lay off fatty foods for a while.(我认为你最好暂时别吃高脂食物。)

In the mid-1990s, many companies decided to lay off their middle managers.(上个世纪90年代中期，许多公司决定削减中层管理者人数。)

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