English Dictionary

lay off

動詞

アメリカ英語 慣用表現 他動詞 ブックメーカー用語 自動詞

(transitive, chiefly US, idiomatic) (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.

日本語の意味

（従業員を）解雇する、または一時的に職を失わせる措置をとる。特に、業績低下などの理由で企業が労働者を対象に実施する人員削減。

Because demand fell sharply, the company reluctantly decided to lay off fifty employees with severance packages.

需要が急落したため、会社はしぶしぶ50人の従業員を解雇することを決め、退職金を支給しました。

意味（1）

(transitive, chiefly US, idiomatic) (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.

意味（2）

(transitive, of a bookmaker) To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.

意味（3）

(transitive, idiomatic) To cease, quit, stop (doing something).

Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study.

意味（4）

(transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.

Just lay off, okay! I've had enough!

意味（5）

(transitive, intransitive, art) 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.

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)

意味（6）

(transitive) To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart.

lays off （ present singular third-person ）

laying off （ participle present ）

laid off （ participle past ）

laid off （ past ）