"firings" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 解僱
• 炒魷魚

Definition

“Firings” 指的是解僱員工，通常因表現不佳或公司變動。較少時也可指開火或啟動裝置的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於企業解僱，不用於火災語境。常見‘mass firings’（大規模裁員）。‘Layoffs’偏向公司原因、非員工過失，‘termination’較正式，‘getting fired’非常口語。

Examples

There were several firings at the company last week.

上週公司有幾次**解僱**。

The boss announced more firings for next month.

老闆宣佈下個月還會有更多**解僱**。

Firings often make employees feel anxious.

**解僱**常常讓員工感到不安。

After the recent firings, morale in the office was pretty low.

最近幾次**解僱**後，辦公室士氣很低。

Rumors about possible firings were spreading fast.

有關可能**解僱**的傳言快速傳開。

Unfortunately, last year saw record-high firings in the industry.

不幸的是，去年整個行業的**解僱**數量創新高。