lay off (léi ào fū)

Idiom Employment

含义

to dismiss someone from a job due to lack of work or money

因缺乏工作或资金而解雇某人 (yīn jīngjì kùnnán ér zànshí huò yǒngjiǔ jiěgù yuángōng)

例句

"The company hopes to avoid having to lay off employees."

"公司希望避免不得不解雇员工。" (Dāng gōngsī miànlín jù'é kuīsǔn shí, chéng qiān shàng wàn de gōngrén bèi jiěgù le.)