layoffs
n.
临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 );
停工，停止活动;
例句:
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Workers sued the company arguing the layoffs were unlawful.
来自WSJ
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Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week.
各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人.
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Schulte warned government and industrial leaders that those who even venture to think about mass layoffs are playing with fire.
舒尔特警告政府和业界领袖说，哪怕只是动动大规模裁员念头的人都是在玩火。
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It will close more than 200 stores nationwide resulting in the layoffs of an estimated 2,000 employees.
它将关闭全国200多家店铺，估计会有2,000名员工因此失业。
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Nomura's move also resulted in some layoffs.
来自WSJ
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Their customs, labor regulations and unions discourage aggressive layoffs.
来自MSN