| 单词 | lay off |
| 释义 | lay off 1．dismiss temporarily，generally because of lack of work临时解雇 *If business continues to be slow， we may have to lay off ten people．如果生意继续萧条，我们可能得暂时辞退10个人。 *Bill hasn't lost his job． His firm laid him off for two weeks．比尔没有失业，他的公司临时解雇他两个星期。 *Was John fired or laid off？约翰是被解雇了，还是被临时辞退一段时间？ *The work there was seasonal， and there was a great deal of hardship among the employees when they were laid off each winter．那里的工作带有季节性，所以每年冬天雇工们被解雇时，日子是很难过的。 2．discontinue work or activity；take a rest停止工作或活动；休息 *The doctor told him to lay off for a rest．医生嘱咐他把工作停下来休息一段时间。 *You'd better lay off smoking for a while．你最好这会儿不要抽烟。 3．stop doing sth．which irritates or annoys；stop bothering；leave alone不要惹人生气；不要打扰别人 *I didn't like some of the things he was saying about her so I told him to lay off．他在说她的一些事，我不愿听，所以我告诉他不要再说了。 4．stop using or taking戒除；勿再 *His doctor told him to lay off smoking．他的医生要他戒烟。 5．mark out the boundaries or limits标出界线 *The boundaries are clearly laid off on the map．地图上清楚地标出了界线。 6．take off；put（a garment，etc．）aside脱掉；把（衣服等）搁在一边 *It's time we were able to lay off these heavy winter clothes．现在是我们可以把这些厚重的冬装换下搁在一边的时候了。 |
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