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裁员, 解雇
to dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload
及物动词
- The company laid off 10% of its workforce due to financial losses.
由于财务亏损，该公司裁员了10%的员工。
- The factory laid off 50 workers after installing new automated machinery.
工厂在安装新的自动化机械后解雇了50名工人。
- The government laid thousands of workers off due to budget cuts.
由于预算削减，政府解雇了数千名工人。
- The airline laid pilots off due to a decrease in travel demand.
由于旅行需求下降，航空公司解雇了飞行员。
- The restaurant is laying off 20 waiters and waitresses due to the slow summer season.
由于夏季生意清淡，这家餐厅正在裁员20名服务员。
同义词：
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停止, 放弃
to stop doing something
及物动词
- She had to lay off her late-night work schedule to improve her sleep.
她不得不停止深夜工作以改善睡眠。
- After years of smoking, she finally laid off the habit for her health.
多年吸烟后，她终于为了健康戒掉了这个习惯。
- He laid off eating junk food after learning about its effects on his health.
在了解到垃圾食品对健康的影响后，他停止吃垃圾食品。
- He decided to lay off playing video games to focus on his studies.
他决定停止玩电子游戏以专注于学习。
- He promised to lay off teasing his younger brother.
他答应停止取笑他的弟弟。
反义词：
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放过, 停止骚扰
to refrain from bothering or harassing someone
及物动词
- The bully laid off the smaller child after he started to cry.
霸凌者在较小的孩子开始哭泣后放过了他。
- I'm telling you to lay off me, or I'm going to call the police.
我告诉你别烦我，否则我要叫警察了。
- The teacher told the students to lay off each other and focus on their work.
老师告诉学生们要放过彼此，专注于自己的工作。
- The boyfriend told his girlfriend to lay off his ex-girlfriend.
男朋友告诉他的女朋友别打扰他的前女友。