dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" 同义词:furlough,
put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your little brother" 同义词:discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit,
例句与用法
1.
Then we had to lay off thousands of people . 其次,我们不得不解雇了数以千计的人。
2.
Lay off him ! can not you see he is badly hurt ? 把他放好!你没看见他伤得很厉害吗?
3.
I want you to lay off the drugs . 我希望你停止吸毒。
4.
In the past, i never had to do much laying off . 在过去,我从来不需要大批地辞掉人员。
5.
Why don't you lay off today ? 你今天为什么不休息?
6.
Romulus began at once to lay off the bounds of his little town . 罗穆卢斯立即开始规划他的小镇的边界。
7.
He wanted to know more about the lay off the land before investing . 在投资之前对所面对的局势他想多知道一点。
8.
The workers of the factory have been laid off on account of the depression . 由于不景气,工厂的工人被暂时解雇。
9.
Those laid off received their regular checks, plus vacation and severance pay . 那些被裁的人都收到他们应得的薪金,再加上假期和解职的酬金。
10.
He told me, that he had been obliged to lay off mr. trager and mr. bishop, in spite of their long years of service . 他告诉我,就连干了许多年的特雷格先生和比绍普先生也被他不得已辞退了。