| 复合形式： |
| lay [sb] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (make redundant) | 解雇
jiě gù |
| | | 解聘
jiě pìn |
| | The current economic crisis has led many companies to lay off some of their employees. |
| lay off v | US, informal (stop bothering [sb]) (非正式用语) | 不再骚扰
bú zài sāo rǎo |
| | I've had a bad day. Just lay off and leave me alone! |
| lay off [sb] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | slang (stop bothering: [sb]) | 别再烦…
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| | | 别再骚扰…
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| | Lay off your sister for five minutes, would you? You've teased her enough. |
| lay off [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | slang (stop indulging in) | 戒掉
jiè diào |
| | He needs to lay off the booze for a while. |
| lay off doing [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (stop doing) | 停止
tíng zhǐ |