During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and______ workers. (2015-74)

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问题 During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and______ workers. (2015-74)

选项 A、lay into
B、lay off
C、lay down
D、lay aside

答案B

解析 lay off指“解雇,使下岗”,通常指“(因无活可干)暂时解雇”。请考生注意,lay off还有“放弃,戒掉”之意。如:lay off smoking戒烟。lay into比较口语,意为“痛打(某人);斥责(某人)”,如:In the middle of the meeting he suddenly laid into his secretary for no apparent reason.在会上他突然无缘无故地把他的秘书训斥了一顿。lay down通常指“放下,放弃;制定,规定;献出(生命),牺牲”,如:lay down one’s arms放下武器(指投降),lay down a rule制定规则,lay down one’s life献出生命;lay aside通常指“(暂时)放下,停下”,如:She laid aside her knitting to rest her eyes for a moment.她把编织活放一边,休息一下眼睛。
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