to lay off
[phrase form: lay]
01
裁员, 解雇
to dismiss employees due to financial difficulties or reduced workload
Transitive: to lay off employees
例子
The factory laid off 50 workers after installing new automated machinery.
工厂在安装新的自动化机械后解雇了50名工人。
02
停止, 放弃
to stop doing something
Transitive: to lay off sth | to lay off doing sth
例子
After years of smoking, she finally laid off the habit for her health.
多年吸烟后，她终于为了健康戒掉了这个习惯。
03
放过, 停止骚扰
to refrain from bothering or harassing someone
Transitive: to lay off sb
例子
The bully laid off the smaller child after he started to cry.
霸凌者在较小的孩子开始哭泣后放过了他。
