layoffs
layoffs — 名詞
1. occasions when a company ends workers' jobs, sometimes for a short time only, be
裁員
公司因收入或工作不足而解僱員工
occasions when a company ends workers' jobs, sometimes for a short time only, because there is not enough money coming in or not enough work to be done.
The factory announced 300 layoffs after losing its biggest customer last month.
這間工廠上個月失去最大的客戶後，宣布裁員三百人。
announce + [number] layoffs
Yuna feared layoffs were coming when the company cancelled all new hiring.
公司取消所有新職招募時，Yuna 擔心裁員潮即將來臨。
layoffs as a warning signal
Bank workers in Singapore have faced waves of layoffs since the merger began.
合併開始以來，新加坡的銀行員工已歷經多波裁員。
Many small shops in town survived the pandemic by avoiding any layoffs at all.
鎮上許多小店靠著完全不裁員，熬過了疫情。
Mass layoffs at the tech firm left hundreds of families in Bangalore without income.
那間科技公司大規模裁員，讓邦加羅爾的數百個家庭頓失收入。
- redundancies
British equivalent; same business meaning of cutting jobs
- job cuts
more general; covers any reduction in jobs including layoffs
- downsizing
describes the wider process of shrinking the workforce, not single events
- hiring
the opposite business action: taking on new workers
文法句型
mass/round of layoffs
announce/face layoffs
用法筆記
Almost always used in the plural in news and business contexts. Subject is usually a company, factory, or whole industry; object/target is workers as a group, not one named person.
常見錯誤
2. stretches of time when a person is not doing their normal job or playing their s
休賽期
暫停工作或比賽的一段時間
stretches of time when a person is not doing their normal job or playing their sport, often because of injury or illness.
Vikram returned to the cricket pitch after a six-month layoff for knee surgery.
Vikram 接受膝蓋手術，休賽六個月後重返板球場。
[length] layoff for [reason]
The tennis star played her first match in Melbourne after a long layoff.
這位網球女將長期休賽後，在墨爾本打下復出首戰。
long layoff
Rachid felt slow and stiff in training after a three-week layoff from running.
停跑三週後，Rachid 訓練時覺得身體又僵又慢。
A short layoff between projects gave Élise time to repaint her studio in Marseille.
兩個案子中間的短暫休工期，讓 Élise 有時間重新粉刷馬賽的工作室。
- return
the act of coming back to work or play after a layoff
文法句型
a layoff from [activity]
a [length] layoff
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is a personal rest period (no employer dismissing anyone), often after sport injury or between contracts. Frequently follows a length expression: 'a six-month layoff', 'a long layoff'.
3. in football, soft little passes back to a teammate running forward, so that team
回做球
足球中向前場隊友的回敲短傳
in football, soft little passes back to a teammate running forward, so that teammate can keep moving fast and shoot or carry the ball ahead.
Andrés scored with a half-volley from a clever layoff by his striker partner.
Andrés 以一記半凌空射門得分，那是隊友前鋒巧妙回做球的功勞。
score from a layoff
Brazilian midfielders are famous for quick layoffs that open up the defence.
巴西中場球員以快速回做球撕裂對手防線而聞名。
quick layoffs (plural collocation)
A neat layoff from Shanti let the winger run straight at the goal.
Shanti 一記漂亮的回做球，讓邊鋒直接往球門衝去。
The coach drilled the team on layoffs and one-touch passing all morning.
教練整個上午都帶著球隊練習回做球與一觸傳球。
- back pass
a pass back to a teammate, but often to a defender or goalkeeper rather than a runner
- knock-down
a header or chest-pass that drops the ball for a teammate; similar function
文法句型
a layoff to [player]
play a layoff
用法筆記
Only used in football (soccer) commentary and training contexts; not used in other sports. Often paired with 'one-touch' or 'quick' to stress the speed of the pass.