layoff多益
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裁員·停工期;空窗期
多益常考,裁員新聞常見字
After the layoff, many workers had to look for new jobs.

裁員後,許多員工得另謀新工作。

用「離開工作或賽場」作記憶比喻:layoff 可指裁員,也可指停止工作或參賽的一段期間。

一個畫面:離開工作或賽場

離開崗位可聯想為離開原本的工作或賽場
資遣通知公司資金吃緊,請你離開工作崗位
傷後歸隊運動員養傷,暫別球場等待復出

義項

裁員通知B1noun裁員
The company lost money, so many workers lost their jobs because of the layoff.
公司虧損,很多員工因裁員而失去工作。
announce a layoffface a layoff
暫別賽場B1noun停工期;空窗期
The tennis player played badly after a six-month layoff.
那位網球選手經歷六個月的空窗期後,表現變差了。
a six-month layoffreturn from a layoff

片語

mass layoff大量解僱 →大規模裁員
temporary layoff暫時停工 →暫時性的裁員
return from a layoff空窗後回歸 →空窗期後回歸

你會不會這樣說?

The company had to ___ hundreds of workers last year. (layoff / lay off)

看答案

lay off

layoff 是名詞,動詞要用兩個字的 lay off。

'The tennis player played badly after a six-month layoff.' 這裡的 layoff 意思最接近:(A) 裁員 (B) 停賽的空檔期

看答案

(B)

此句指選手暫停參賽六個月,未交代原因,故選 (B)。

字族

lay off 解僱某人(動詞片語)

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多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

人事異動說明
The manager explained how the planned layoff would affect the customer service team.
經理說明預定的裁員將如何影響客服團隊。
重返工作
After a year-long layoff spent traveling, the designer returned to freelance work.
這位設計師暫停工作、旅行一年後,重新開始接案。

詞族

layoff noun 裁員;停工期・layoffs plural noun 裁員事件;停工期(複數)・lay off phrasal verb 裁減員工・laid off phrasal verb (past tense / past participle) 裁減員工(過去式/過去分詞)

四選一

The company plans to ____ ten employees when the branch closes.

  • lay off
  • layoff
  • layoffs
  • laid off
看答案

lay off

plans to 後面需要原形動詞,因此選分開書寫的片語動詞 lay off。layoff 是單數名詞,layoffs 是複數名詞,均無法在此帶出受詞 ten employees;laid off 是過去式或過去分詞,不符合不定詞所需的原形。

同義改寫

The manager explained how the planned layoff would affect the customer service team. → The manager explained how the planned reduction in staff would affect the customer service team.
在此裁員情境中,planned reduction in staff 指同一項預定的人員裁減,並未增加程序或補償承諾。
After a year-long layoff spent traveling, the designer returned to freelance work. → After a year-long break from work spent traveling, the designer returned to freelance work.
此處 layoff 指暫停工作的期間;break from work 保留旅行一年後重返接案工作的意思。

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