| 词组 | lay off |
| 释义 | lay off 1. 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 redundant lay-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 off lay-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 |
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