"lay off" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 裁員
• 解僱（經濟原因）

Definition

通常指公司因需要減少成本或員工過多而讓某人失業，並不意味著員工有錯。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Lay off”在商業英語中較常用，語氣半正式，意指因商業原因而被裁員，並非員工有錯。常見被動語態：'I was laid off.' 不同於“fire”（因違規或表現差被解僱）。在口語中，還可用來讓別人“別再做某事”，如'Lay off the sweets!'，但這和工作無關。

Examples

The company had to lay off 100 workers.

公司不得不**裁員**100名員工。

Many people were laid off during the recession.

許多人在經濟衰退期間被**裁員**。

He was laid off last month and is looking for a new job.

他上個月被**裁員**，現在正在找新工作。

I was shocked when they laid me off with no warning.

他們沒有任何預警就**裁員**了我，讓我很震驚。

After being laid off, she decided to start her own business.

被**裁員**後，她決定創業。

If they don’t get more clients, they might have to lay off more staff next year.

如果他們拿不到更多客戶，明年可能還要**裁員**更多員工。