layoffs

/ˈleɪˌɔːfs/· noun (plural)

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

裁cái员yuán

公gōng司sī因yīn经jīng济jì原yuán因yīn裁cái员yuán

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Netflix大dà规guī模mó裁cái减jiǎn各gè部bù门mén员yuán工gōng

Example

The layoffs will affect the company's product, tech, legal and HR teams, Netflix leaders said in a memo to employees.

Netflix高gāo管guǎn在zài给gěi员yuán工gōng的de内nèi部bù通tōng知zhī中zhōng表biǎo示shì,这zhè次cì裁cái员yuán将jiāng波bō及jí公gōng司sī的de产chǎn品pǐn、技jì术shù、法fǎ务wù和hé人rén力lì资zī源yuán团tuán队duì。

Source: CBS News · 14 Oct 2026

Background ✎

Netflix因yīn为wèi营yíng收shōu增zēng长zhǎng放fàng缓huǎn,宣xuān布bù要yào裁cái员yuán了le。据jù公gōng司sī内nèi部bù通tōng知zhī,这zhè次cì裁cái员yuán将jiāng波bō及jí产chǎn品pǐn、技jì术shù、法fǎ务wù和hé人rén力lì资zī源yuán等děng多duō个gè部bù门mén。

Roots · etymology

lay off原指“暂时搁置”,引申为“遣散员工”

  • lay(放)+ off(离开)→字面“放手让走”

Collocations

  • mass layoffs / announce layoffs / face layoffs

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