1PHRASAL VERB (通常指因工作岗位不足而)辞退,解雇,使下岗 If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do. (通常指因工作岗位不足而)辞退,解雇,使下岗 [business] [Also VERB n PREPOSITION]
100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit. [beVERB-ed PREP.]
10万联邦公务人员将被辞退以减少赤字。
They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers. [VERBPREP. noun]