英语词汇“laying off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lay off

2 of 2

verb

laid off; laying off; lays off

transitive verb

: to mark or measure off

: to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily

of a bookie : to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk

: to leave undisturbed

: avoid, quit

was advised to lay off smoking and alcohol

: to refrain from swinging at (a pitch)

intransitive verb

: to stop doing or taking something

: to leave one alone

wish you'd just lay off

Example Sentences

Noun The company announced the layoff of several hundred employees. More layoffs are expected at the factory later this year. The band finally has a new album after a three year layoff. a layoff of three years Verb you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Stefanski, who planned to give Watson a few series to help him shake off the rust of the long layoff, saw his quarterback complete his first pass on the second snap of the third possession after a holding call by Donovan Peoples-Jones on the first.

cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 One key will be whether Colorado is rusty after such a long layoff.

Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022 Those meets provided great competition, but also gave Ahuja the opportunity to reacclimate herself on the track after the long layoff.

Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2022 DeRozan pointed to the long layoff between their last game and the opening series as a potential factor.

Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2022 Minutes restrictions and nights off are common after a long layoff.

Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 The Musketeers can't get flustered by that or force the issue after a long layoff.

Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2022 The long layoff meant everyone but Nick Leddy was removed from quarantine.

Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2022 The Revolution not only had a long layoff but faced a team that had just played nine days ago.

BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021

Verb

Others are going to even greater lengths; Tuesday afternoon brought a report that Snapchat parent Snap Inc. plans to lay off about a fifth of its workforce.

Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 The chief executive of Israeli spyware company NSO Group has resigned and the firm plans to lay off about 100 people, the latest hits to the controversial enterprise, Reuters reported Sunday.

Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Shopify plans to lay off 1,000 employees, or about 10 percent of its global workforce, CEO Tobi Lutke told staff in a memo Tuesday.

Harold Maass, The Week, 27 July 2022 The Detroit Free Press reported last week that the company plans to lay off 8,000 of its 31,000 salaried workers as part of a plan to implement $3 billion in budget cuts to try to make its’ struggling EV business unit more financially viable.

David Blackmon, Forbes, 25 July 2022 The company plans to lay off roughly that amount, ending the current quarter with about 5,000 employees.

BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 But local players admit the downturn will be painful for individual investors who lose money or startups forced to lay off workers.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Despite the fears that teams would be forced to lay off employees with the move to the new Next Gen car, in fact according to Frood, the opposite happened.

Greg Engle, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Debanjan Saha, a former Google and Amazon executive who took over last month, said the company would lay off more workers and make other unspecified cutbacks.

Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	laying off
释义	layoff 1 of 2 noun lay·off ˈlā-ˌȯf 1 : a period of inactivity or idleness 2 : the act of laying off an employee or a workforce also : shutdown lay off 2 of 2 verb laid off; laying off; lays off transitive verb 1 : to mark or measure off 2 : to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily 3 of a bookie : to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk 4 a : to leave undisturbed b : avoid, quit was advised to lay off smoking and alcohol c : to refrain from swinging at (a pitch) intransitive verb 1 : to stop doing or taking something 2 : to leave one alone wish you'd just lay off Synonyms Noun ax axe discharge dismissal furlough redundancy [chiefly British] Verb break break off break up can [slang] cease cut off cut out desist (from) discontinue drop end give over halt knock off leave off pack (up or in) quit shut off stop See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The company announced the layoff of several hundred employees. More layoffs are expected at the factory later this year. The band finally has a new album after a three year layoff. a layoff of three years Verb you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one Recent Examples on the Web Noun Stefanski, who planned to give Watson a few series to help him shake off the rust of the long layoff, saw his quarterback complete his first pass on the second snap of the third possession after a holding call by Donovan Peoples-Jones on the first. cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 One key will be whether Colorado is rusty after such a long layoff. Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022 Those meets provided great competition, but also gave Ahuja the opportunity to reacclimate herself on the track after the long layoff. Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2022 DeRozan pointed to the long layoff between their last game and the opening series as a potential factor. Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 18 Apr. 2022 Minutes restrictions and nights off are common after a long layoff. Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022 The Musketeers can't get flustered by that or force the issue after a long layoff. Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2022 The long layoff meant everyone but Nick Leddy was removed from quarantine. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2022 The Revolution not only had a long layoff but faced a team that had just played nine days ago. BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2021 Verb Others are going to even greater lengths; Tuesday afternoon brought a report that Snapchat parent Snap Inc. plans to lay off about a fifth of its workforce. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 The chief executive of Israeli spyware company NSO Group has resigned and the firm plans to lay off about 100 people, the latest hits to the controversial enterprise, Reuters reported Sunday. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2022 Shopify plans to lay off 1,000 employees, or about 10 percent of its global workforce, CEO Tobi Lutke told staff in a memo Tuesday. Harold Maass, The Week, 27 July 2022 The Detroit Free Press reported last week that the company plans to lay off 8,000 of its 31,000 salaried workers as part of a plan to implement $3 billion in budget cuts to try to make its’ struggling EV business unit more financially viable. David Blackmon, Forbes, 25 July 2022 The company plans to lay off roughly that amount, ending the current quarter with about 5,000 employees. BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2022 But local players admit the downturn will be painful for individual investors who lose money or startups forced to lay off workers. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Despite the fears that teams would be forced to lay off employees with the move to the new Next Gen car, in fact according to Frood, the opposite happened. Greg Engle, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Debanjan Saha, a former Google and Amazon executive who took over last month, said the company would lay off more workers and make other unspecified cutbacks. Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Noun 1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1748, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 laying off verb present participle of lay off as in stopping to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end you need to lay off eating those jelly doughnuts, or you'll end up looking like one Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance stopping ending ceasing cutting off shutting off breaking off halting leaving off cutting out knocking off giving over breaking up quitting putting the kibosh on having done with packing (up or in) desisting (from) delaying suspending dropping concluding finishing holding back discontinuing breaking suspending turning back canning clamping down calling closing (down) completing blocking holding pausing reining (in) kiboshing checking stemming impeding staying ruining deactivating obstructing hindering suppressing detaining braking aborting damming blockading stamping destroying killing dissolving abolishing scuttling arresting stunting squashing squelching demolishing annulling snuffing stanching staunching Antonyms & Near Antonyms keeping up continuing running on carrying on following through (with) proceeding progressing advancing driving stirring actuating propelling impelling See More
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