Lay-off
n. 解雇, (临时)解雇期, 关闭, 停歇\\n[经] 临时解雇, 停止工作, 休息
📖 牛津释义
lay-off
n
(a) dismissal of a worker, usu for a short time 解雇工人（通常为短期）
many lay-offs among factory workers 工人中许多暂遭解雇的人.
(b) period of this 暂时解雇期
a long lay-off over the winter 长达一冬的暂时解雇.
🧩 词语组成解析
lay
[lei]
vt. 放置;铺放;涂，敷;产卵;
adj. 世俗的;外行的;没有经验的;
n. 叙事诗;性伙伴;
off
[ɔ:f, ɔf]
prep. 从…落下;离开;从…去掉;下班;
adv. 离开;距，离;被取消;下班;
adj. 不新鲜的;不能接受;不礼貌;
n. 起跑;
v. 杀死;
🗣️ 情景例句
I've found the perfect woman.
我已经找到了十全十美的人。
Even the walls have ears.
隔墙有耳。
The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age which began about 35,000 B.C.and ended about 10,000 B.C.
这些痕迹是游牧人留下的，他们生活在从公元前约35，000年到公元前10，000年的冰川期的末期，以狩猎、捕鱼为生。