| 短语 | lay off |
| 释义 | lay off 1. lay sb ↔ off to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do〔因没有工作而〕解雇〔员工〕;⇒layoff:•The company laid off 250 workers in December.公司在 12 月份解雇了 250 名工人。•Millions of people have been laid off in the steel industry.钢铁行业有数百万人遭解雇。2. lay off (sth) informalto stop using or doing something停止，中止（某事）:•I think you'd better lay off alcohol for a while.我认为你最好戒酒一段时间。lay off doing sth•I had to lay off running for several months.我只好数月内不再跑步了。3. lay off (sb) informalto stop annoying someone or hurting them停止烦扰（某人）:•Just lay off, will you!别来烦我，好不好！•I wish he'd lay off me!我希望他不要再来烦我啦！4. lay sth ↔ off to pass the ball to someone in your team in a game such as football – used in sports reports传球〔用于体育报道〕:lay sth off to sb•Murphy has the ball and then lays it off to Owen.墨菲拿到球后传给了欧文。 lay off informal give up 〈非正式〉放弃： I laid off smoking for seven years. 我戒了七年烟。 ■ [usu. in imperative] used to advise someone to stop doing something ［用于建议某人停止做某事］算了： lay off - he's not going to tell you. 算了, 他不会告诉你的。 ˌlay ˈoff|ˌlay ˈoff sb/sth(informal)used to tell sb to stop doing sth（让人停止做某事）停止，别再打扰Lay off me will you—it's nothing to do with me.别找我好不好，这事与我无关。laydoing sthLay off bullying Jack.别再欺负杰克。lay off1. 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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