英语词汇“lay off”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

lay offlay (someone) off

to force a worker to give up a job, usually because of high costs or other business reasons.

She was laid off along with many others when the company moved to California.Our choices are to lay off ten workers, or raise our prices by 10%.

Phr V

lay off

lays, laying, laid

lay off sb or lay sb off

to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do

Many factories have been forced to lay off workers over the summer period.Jo was laid off seven weeks ago and she hasn't had any work since then.

lay-off

noun

The recession has led to a large number of lay-offs in the building industry.

lay off (sb)

informal to stop annoying, upsetting, or hurting someoneoften an order

Look, just lay off will you! Can't you see how upset he is?I told them to lay off her but they just wouldn't listen.

lay off sth/doing sth

informal to stop using or doing something

You'd better lay off alcohol while you're pregnant.The doctor advised him to lay off eating and drinking excessively.

lay-off

noun informal a period of time in which you stop doing something

The band has had a three-year lay-off between albums.

lay off

1. verb To end someone's employment, usually due to a significant change in the company. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lay" and "off." How many people do you think will be laid off in this merger? I figured they would lay me off, I just didn't think it would be this soon.

2. verb To stop bothering someone or leave them alone. Lay off, will you? I'm working as fast as I can! Hey, lay off your brother, OK? Please don't be so rough with him.

3. verb To stop doing or using something. Well, you need to lay off the chocolates if you want to lose weight!

4. verb To designate the boundaries of something. Where is the pool going to go? Have you laid off that part of the yard yet?

5. noun The act of ending someone's employment, usually due to a significant change in the company. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word ("layoff"). Do you think this merger will be accompanied by layoffs?

6. noun A period of inactivity. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word ("layoff"). The team was rusty after such a long layoff between games.

lay someone off (from something)

to put an end to someone's employment at something. The automobile factory laid five hundred people off from work. They laid off a lot of people. We knew they were going to lay a lot of people off.

lay off (someone or something)

to leave someone or something alone. Lay off the booze for a while, why don't ya? Lay off me! I didn't do anything!

lay off

((of) someone or something) to stop doing something to someone or something; to stop bothering someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Lay off of me! You've said enough. Please lay off the chicken. I cooked it as best I could.

lay off

1. Terminate a person from employment. For example, When they lost the contract, they had to lay off a hundred workers. This expression formerly referred to temporary dismissals, as during a recession, with the idea that workers would be hired back when conditions improved, but with the tendency of businesses to downsize in the 1990s it came to mean "terminate permanently." [First half of 1800s]

2. Mark off the boundaries, as in Let's lay off an area for a flower garden. [Mid-1700s]

3. Stop doing something, quit, as in Lay off that noise for a minute, so the baby can get to sleep, or She resolved to lay off smoking. [Early 1900s]

4. Stop bothering or annoying someone, as in Lay off or I'll tell the teacher. [Slang; c. 1900]

5. Place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker so as to reduce the risk. For example, Some bookmakers protect themselves by laying off very large bets with other bookmakers. [Mid-1900s]

lay off

1. To terminate someone's employment, especially temporarily; suspend someone from work: The company had to lay off two dozen workers or it would have gone bankrupt. They had to lay the clerk off for stealing mail.

2. To mark the boundaries of some region and reserve that region; mark something off: We laid off the front part of the yard for a garden and left the back for a lawn. We used lime to lay the field off for the game.

3. To stop using or doing something: I'm going to have to lay off the cigarettes; they're making me sick.

4. Slang To stop bothering someone. Used chiefly as an angry command: Look, I'm trying to work, so just lay off me, okay?

lay off

verb

See lay off someone/something

lay off (someone/something)

in. to stop bothering or harming someone or something; to stop being concerned about someone or something. Lay off the booze for a while, why don’t ya?

词汇	lay off
释义	Idiom lay off (someone or something) Theme: ANNOYANCE to leave someone or something alone; to stop bothering someone or something; to take it easy (on someone or something). (Slang.) Lay off Bill. He didn't mean any harm!Hey! I said lay off!Lay off the butter. Don't use it all up. Idiom lay offlay (someone) off to force a worker to give up a job, usually because of high costs or other business reasons. She was laid off along with many others when the company moved to California.Our choices are to lay off ten workers, or raise our prices by 10%. Phr V lay off lays, laying, laid lay off sb or lay sb off to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do Many factories have been forced to lay off workers over the summer period.Jo was laid off seven weeks ago and she hasn't had any work since then. lay-off noun The recession has led to a large number of lay-offs in the building industry. lay off (sb) informal to stop annoying, upsetting, or hurting someoneoften an order Look, just lay off will you! Can't you see how upset he is?I told them to lay off her but they just wouldn't listen. lay off sth/doing sth informal to stop using or doing something You'd better lay off alcohol while you're pregnant.The doctor advised him to lay off eating and drinking excessively. lay-off noun informal a period of time in which you stop doing something The band has had a three-year lay-off between albums. lay off verb 1 in betting, for one bookmaker to place a bet with another bookmaker to reduce the risk of loss AUSTRALIA, 1877. 2 to stop aggravating or interfering, to cease. Often as an imperative US, 1908 phraselay off1. lay off sb • lay sb off to stop employing a worker because there is not enough work for him or her to do: Thousands of workers in the auto and steel industries were laid off during the recession of the late 1980s. The company has recently suffered huge losses and has been forced to lay off some of its employees.■ SIMILAR TO: make redundantlay-offs n plural when a company stops employing workers because there is not enough work for them to do: There are expected to be lay-offs at Rover's Longbridge factory because of the fall in demand for new cars.2. lay off sth to stop doing or having something, especially in order to rest or because it may have a bad effect on your health: His doctors have told him to lay off the drugs and the all-night partying.■ SIMILAR TO: stay offlay-off n C usually singular a period when you stop doing something: Shearer returns to football next week after a 3 month lay-off due to injury.3. lay off sb spoken to stop annoying, upsetting, or hurting someone: Listen, just lay off will you? She doesn't need you telling her what to do. Lay off him Jonno! He's never done anything to you.■ SIMILAR TO: leave sb alone lay off 1. verb To end someone's employment, usually due to a significant change in the company. A noun or pronoun can be used between "lay" and "off." How many people do you think will be laid off in this merger? I figured they would lay me off, I just didn't think it would be this soon. 2. verb To stop bothering someone or leave them alone. Lay off, will you? I'm working as fast as I can! Hey, lay off your brother, OK? Please don't be so rough with him. 3. verb To stop doing or using something. Well, you need to lay off the chocolates if you want to lose weight! 4. verb To designate the boundaries of something. Where is the pool going to go? Have you laid off that part of the yard yet? 5. noun The act of ending someone's employment, usually due to a significant change in the company. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word ("layoff"). Do you think this merger will be accompanied by layoffs? 6. noun A period of inactivity. In this usage, the phrase is usually written as one word ("layoff"). The team was rusty after such a long layoff between games. lay someone off (from something) to put an end to someone's employment at something. The automobile factory laid five hundred people off from work. They laid off a lot of people. We knew they were going to lay a lot of people off. lay off (someone or something) to leave someone or something alone. Lay off the booze for a while, why don't ya? Lay off me! I didn't do anything! lay off ((of) someone or something) to stop doing something to someone or something; to stop bothering someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Lay off of me! You've said enough. Please lay off the chicken. I cooked it as best I could. lay off 1. Terminate a person from employment. For example, When they lost the contract, they had to lay off a hundred workers. This expression formerly referred to temporary dismissals, as during a recession, with the idea that workers would be hired back when conditions improved, but with the tendency of businesses to downsize in the 1990s it came to mean "terminate permanently." [First half of 1800s] 2. Mark off the boundaries, as in Let's lay off an area for a flower garden. [Mid-1700s] 3. Stop doing something, quit, as in Lay off that noise for a minute, so the baby can get to sleep, or She resolved to lay off smoking. [Early 1900s] 4. Stop bothering or annoying someone, as in Lay off or I'll tell the teacher. [Slang; c. 1900] 5. Place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker so as to reduce the risk. For example, Some bookmakers protect themselves by laying off very large bets with other bookmakers. [Mid-1900s] lay off v. 1. To terminate someone's employment, especially temporarily; suspend someone from work: The company had to lay off two dozen workers or it would have gone bankrupt. They had to lay the clerk off for stealing mail. 2. To mark the boundaries of some region and reserve that region; mark something off: We laid off the front part of the yard for a garden and left the back for a lawn. We used lime to lay the field off for the game. 3. To stop using or doing something: I'm going to have to lay off the cigarettes; they're making me sick. 4. Slang To stop bothering someone. Used chiefly as an angry command: Look, I'm trying to work, so just lay off me, okay? lay off verb See lay off someone/something lay off (someone/something) in. to stop bothering or harming someone or something; to stop being concerned about someone or something. Lay off the booze for a while, why don’t ya?
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