lay off是什么意思?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
lay off是一个与就业相关的术语。由于缺乏工作而被临时或永久解雇。在生意不好或经济衰退的时候,这很常见。示例: I was laid off during the recession. (我在经济衰退期间被解雇了。)示例: Many of my coworkers were laid off during the pandemic. The company only called a few of them back later. (大流行期间许多同事被解雇。公司后来只召回了其中的几个。)