lay off

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. (of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package. US,idiomatic,transitive
    — Four months after arriving in Denver, I was laid off when the pandemic hit. I took on freelance work, whatever I could get, to cover my expenses and stay afloat.
  2. simple past of lie off form-of,past
  3. To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk. transitive
  4. To cease, quit, stop (doing something). idiomatic,transitive
    — Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study.
  5. To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone. idiomatic,intransitive,transitive
    — Just lay off, okay! I've had enough!
  6. In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks. ambitransitive
    — At any pro paint shop ask for laying off brushes. These are natural bristle, wide, thin brushes designed for tipping off, not for holding a paint load. (Sourced from a web forum exchange)
  7. To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart. transitive

词形变化

lays off present,singular,third-person laying off participle,present laid off participle,past laid off past

词汇关系

反义词
employ hire recruit take on give notice leave quit retire
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