名詞臨時解雇; 停工，停止活動; 操作停止; 失業(yè)期
1. （通常指因工作崗位不足的）解雇，裁員，下崗
When there are layoffs in a company, workers are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them in the company.
e.g. It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an estimated 2,000 employees.
它將關(guān)閉全國200多家店鋪，估計(jì)會有2,000名員工因此失業(yè)。
2. 休養(yǎng)；療養(yǎng)；養(yǎng)傷
A layoff is a period of time in which people do not work or take part in their normal activities, often because they are resting or are injured.
e.g. They both made full recoveries after lengthy injury layoffs.
他倆因受傷長期休養(yǎng)后都已完全康復(fù)。