layoffs

基本解釋

The news about the layoffs disquieted many workers.
有關解雇的消息令許多工人憂慮。
If your company has had layoffs or cutbacks, ask what you can do to fill the gaps.
如果公司之前曾有過裁員或精簡，問問你可以做些什么來填補空缺。
Other analysts suggest the cost reductions may occur in the next few weeks and could also include more targeted cutbacks and attrition, rather than the big number of layoffs that some have speculated.
其他分析師暗示降低成本可能會發(fā)生在未來幾周內(nèi)，可能還包括目標更明確的裁員和自然減員，而不是象一些人猜測的那樣大量的裁員。

(SPEAKING) Political and business leaders are scrambling to find ways to soften the economic impact of the layoffs, meeting recently in Orlando to discuss options.
So,you know,the impending layoffs at the Cape are a major concern for us."
While the unemployment rate is rising, the pace of layoffs has slowed from early this year, when nearly three-quarters of a million jobs were lost in January.

In a British media report Thursday, Siegel warned the group would probably have to impose compulsory layoffs.
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When there are layoffs in a company, people become unemployed because there is no more work for them in the company.