lay off的读音是：英[leɪɒf]。lay off的双解释义是n.(名词)[C](由于工作清闲而造成的)临时解雇 the stopping of a worker's employment at a time when there is little work。lay off的意思是解雇；休息；停止工作。
一、英英释义点此查看lay off的详细内容
"Quit teasing your little brother"
"She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized"
二、词典解释
1.（通常指因工作岗位不足而）辞退，解雇，使下岗
If workersare laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.
e.g. 100,000 federal workers will be laidoff to reduce the deficit...
10万联邦公务人员将被辞退以减少赤字。
e.g. They did not sell a single car for a month and had tolayoff workers.
一个月来一辆汽车都卖不出去，他们只好裁员。
2.住手；闭嘴
If you tell someone tolay off, you mean that they should stop touching or criticizing you or someone else.
lay off的反义词
e.g. He went on attacking her until other passengers arrived and told him tolayoff.
他不停地打她，直至其他乘客过来叫他住手。
三、例句
The factory had to lay workers off when its orders decreased.
当订货减少时，工厂不得不将工人解雇。
They often lay off workmen during a business depression.
在商业萧条期间，他们将工人暂时解雇。
The store had to lay off a number of clerks because sales were down.
由于销售业绩下滑，商店不得不裁掉一部分店员。
I think you'd better lay off alcohol for a while.
我看你最好停止饮酒一段时间。
Lay off! i don't need you to tell me what to do.
别再说了。我不需要你告诉我该怎么样做。
Why don't you lay off smoking for a while until your cough gets better?
你为什么不先戒烟等你的咳嗽好了一些后再说?
The level switch on the Air Separator turns OFF.
空气隔离器上的水平开关关闭。
They shut off the gas before going on holiday.
他们出发度假之前关闭了煤气。
The doctor advised the patient to lay off for a month after the operation.
医生建议病人在手术后休息一个月。
四、常见句型
五、词汇搭配
lay off的相关近义词
cashier、fire、give up、discontinue、quit、stop、cease、furlough
lay off的相关临近词
Laye、lay、lay your armor by、lay the load upon、lay an ambush for、lay a finger upon、lay mine barriers、lay bare a scheme、lay-by material、lay the butter on、lay ourselves out、lay down a street