每日一词【340】layoff：解雇
时间：2018-12-04 作者：英语课 分类：英语每日一词
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今天我们要学的词是layoff 1。 Layoff, 是解雇的意思。"IBM recently cut 195 jobs across the U.S. in a company-wide layoff," IBM公司最近在全美各地裁员195人。最新统计数字显示，"Planned U.S. layoffs 2 fell 12 percent in October," 美国十月份计划内的裁员总数降低了12%。
"The Pentagon has warned that as many as 200,000 contractors 3 and civilian 4 employees will face layoff if Congress continues to delay war funding," 美国五角大楼警告说，如果国会继续拖延对战争的拨款，多达20万名合同工和文职雇员就可能被解雇。好的，今天我们学习的词是layoff...
1 layoff
n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期
- Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
- Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。
2 layoffs
临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动
- Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。
- Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌
3 contractors
n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )
- We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》