学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3301 lay off

 今天我们要学的词是 lay off.

 

lay off 有停止骚扰的意思。 

 

Lay off 最常见的意思是遣散员工。Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX laid off about 10 percent of the company's more than 6,000 employees¹ at the beginning of this year. 马斯克的火箭发射公司SpaceX今年年初裁员，将6000多名员工人数减少大约10%。

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n.雇工，雇员( employee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气，关心体谅。
• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。