lay off
解僱;停止工作,休息;把…擱在一邊;脫掉;把駛離,停泊港外
lay off
v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
little brother" [syn: discontinue, stop, cease, give
up, quit] [ant: continue]
2: dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off
together with hundreds of other workers when the company
downsized" [syn: furlough]