1N-COUNT [usually plural](通常指因工作岗位不足的)解雇,裁员,下岗 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. (通常指因工作岗位不足的)解雇,裁员,下岗 [business]
It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an estimated 2,000 employees. [+ of]
它将关闭全国200多家店铺,估计会有2,000名员工因此失业。
2N-COUNT 休养;疗养;养伤 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. 休养;疗养;养伤
They both made full recoveries after lengthy injury layoffs.