老友记 |精讲123—美剧高频俚语 lay off 所有意思整理好啦,拿走不谢

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  Sara之【今日重点提炼】:

  LAY OFF:

  ①解雇,使下岗:

  The company laid off 20 workers. (公司解雇了20名员工。)

  Laid-off workers. (下岗工人。)

  ②停止做某事:

  lay off alcohol / cigarettes. (戒酒戒烟。)

  ③停止烦扰别人(后面加不加宾语都OK的):

  Can you just lay off, please? (别烦了行嘛!)

  Can you just lay off him, please? (别烦他了行嘛!)