



lay sb off / lay off sb 解雇某人
The firm laid off hundreds of employees during the economic recession.
這家公司在經濟蕭條期間解雇了數百名員工。The boss had no choice but to lay off some of the employees.
老闆除了將一些員工裁撤之外別無他法。Our company doesn't have deep pockets, so we have to lay off 50 workers.
(我們公司沒有雄厚的財力,所以必須裁員 50 人。)
I prefer to sleep on a firm bed.
我比較喜歡睡硬床。
Greg waited until he had more information before making a firm decision.
葛瑞格等到他掌握了更多資訊後才做出堅決的決定。
I work for a law firm.
我在一家律師事務所上班。
Housing prices fell during the poor economy, but they have since firmed.
經濟不景氣時,房價有所下跌,但之後卻穩定了下來。
Despite pressure from management, the employees stood firm in their wage demands.
儘管有資方的壓力,員工仍然對於工資要求拒不讓步。
You have no choice but to apologize to the public.
你除了向大眾道歉之外別無選擇。
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