动词铺; 放置; 打赌( lay的过去式和过去分词 ); 提出
下岗
A：I got laid off.
我下岗了。
B：That’s (terrible/ disappointing/ a real shame).
这真（糟糕/是让人失望/丢人）。
Laid off-(下岗)
A：What’s wrong?
出什么事了？
B：I got laid off today.
我今天下岗了。
A：Oh no! That’s terrible!
哦，天。真是糟糕。
B：Yeah.
是呀。
A：What happened?
怎么会这样？
B：My boss said I didn’t have enough skills to do the job well.
我的老板说我不具备足够的技能做好我的工作。
A：What are you going to do?
那你打算怎么办？
B：I’m going to start taking classes at the local community college to try to improve my skills. Then I’ll start looking for a new position.
我打算在本地的社区大学学习，以此来提高自己的技能。然后我会开始找一份新的工作。
1. 敷设;铺砌：lagging 防护套;保温包扎 | laid 敷设;铺砌 | laitance 浆沫
2. 铺放的：laid up 卸下的 | laid 铺放的 | laissez faire policy 自由放任政策
3. 躺下：laid up 卧床的 | laid 躺下 | laid-back 松驰的
4. 放下：laid up 闲置将船闲置起来 | laid 放下 | laid-up fleet 停航船队
1. He prodded Congress to act quickly on a $ 150 billion economic stimulus package laid out last week.
2. He had by then laid the foundation for a dominant team in world motor sport.
3. The layers could have been laid down by water, wind or the buildup of volcanic ash.
4. The terminal was laid along the planned line before an engine boat pulled out the cable under the sea with people cheering.
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5. Their action garnered national attention, seen by some as a symbol of defiance for workers laid off nationwide.
6. This policy not only laid a clear path for the company to raise profit, but also allows Cafe de Coral to expand in the economic downturn.
7. Once that bit of the system is laid out and operational, it will be up to Cambodia to link it up with the wider transnational network.
8. The capital's police force says it got the better of crime in 2010 and laid down the foundation for building a more peaceful Beijing.
9. Layoff notices will go out by March 15 and the actual number to be laid off will be determined no later than June 30.
10. One of them was laid out by France's queen consort Catherine de Medici while the other was arranged by her rival Diane de Poitiers.