| 单词 | lay sb off |
| 释义 | lay sb off lay sb off — phrasal verb with lay /leɪ/ verb (laid) ► B2 to stop employing someone, usually because there is no work for them to do: » Because of falling orders, the company has been forced to lay off several hundred workers.Thesaurus+: ↑Firing staff and being fired • • • Extra Examples:» He was laid off last week.» We have had to lay off all our workers.» She became depressed after being laid off from the factory.» We are doing all we can to avoid laying off staff.» The company laid off all its printers last year. |
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