每日一词 layoff：解雇

今天我们要学的词是layoff¹。 Layoff, 是解雇的意思。'IBM recently cut 195 jobs across the U.S. in a company-wide layoff,' IBM公司最近在全美各地裁员195人。最新统计数字显示，'Planned U.S. layoffs²fell 12 percent in October,' 美国十月份计划内的裁员总数降低了12%。

'The Pentagon has warned that as many as 200,000 contractors³ and civilian⁴ employees will face layoff if Congress continues to delay war funding,' 美国五角大楼警告说，如果国会继续拖延对战争的拨款，多达20万名合同工和文职雇员就可能被解雇。好的，今天我们学习的词是layoff...

重点词汇：

1 layoff   ['le??:f]    

n.临时解雇，操作停止，活动停止期间，失业期

参考例句：

Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。

Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。

2 layoffs  [?le??:fs]    

临时解雇( layoff的名词复数 )； 停工，停止活动

参考例句：

Textile companies announced 2000 fresh layoffs last week. 各纺织公司上周宣布再次裁员两千人。

Stock prices broke when the firm suddenly announced layoffs. 当公司突然宣布裁员时，股票价格便大跌

3 contractors  [k?nt'r?kt?z]  

n.（建筑、监造中的）承包人( contractor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

We got estimates from three different contractors before accepting the lowest. 我们得到3个承包商的报价后，接受了最低的报价。 来自《简明英汉词典》

Contractors winning construction jobs had to kick back 2 per cent of the contract price to the mafia. 赢得建筑工作的承包商得抽出合同价格的百分之二的回扣给黑手党。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 civilian   [s??v?li?n]     

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。

He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。