- [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (British English)
the situation when somebody has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them (因劳动力过剩而造成的)裁员,解雇 Thousands of factory workers are facing redundancy. 数千名工厂工人面临裁汰。 to accept/take voluntary redundancy (= to offer to leave your job) 接受自愿裁汰 the threat of compulsory redundancies 强制裁员的威胁 All members of staff are entitled to redundancy payments. 所有员工都有权获得解雇费。 200 workers have been issued with redundancy notices. 200 名工人收到了解雇通知。
Collocations Unemploymentsee also lay-offUnemployment 失业 Losing your job 失业 - lose your job
失业 - (British English) become/be made redundant
被裁减 - be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
被要求/选择自愿裁退/提前退休 - face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy
面临被解职/被裁/强制裁员;受到解职/被裁/强制裁员的威胁 - dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
解雇雇员/工人/经理 - lay off staff/workers/employees
解雇员工/工人/雇员 - (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers
缩减人员 - cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
裁减员工 - (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundant
裁员
Being unemployed 失业;待业;下岗 - be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
失业 - seek/look for work/employment
找工作 - be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance
领取失业补助金 - be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole
领取失业救济金 - claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole
领取失业救济金 - be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)
领取/有资格领取失业补偿金 - be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare
靠社会保障金过活 - collect/receive (North American English) welfare
领取社会保障金 - combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment
防止/解决/减少失业
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1Most of the companies' losses stemmed from redundancy costs. 公司亏本主要是由于支付冗员费用造成的。 Redundancy notices have been sent to 200 workers. 200 名工人接到了裁员通知。 Sixty workers at a clothing factory face redundancy because the firm is relocating. 由于公司搬迁,服装厂有60名工人面临裁汰。 The bank will be making 3 500 redundancies over the next five years. 在未来 5 年内该银行将裁员 3,500 人。 The closure of the mine led to large-scale redundancies. 矿山的关闭造成大批工人失业。 Those choosing to take redundancy will receive the company's standard redundancy terms. 自愿离职者会得到公司规定的遣散费。 a fresh wave of redundancies 新一轮的裁员 She decided to take voluntary redundancy. 她决定接受自愿裁退。 The threat of compulsory redundancies still hangs over the firm. 强制裁员的威胁依然笼罩着公司。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- large-scale
- major
- mass
- …
- round
- wave
- make
- lead to
- result in
- …
- programme
- notice
- package
- …
- the threat of redundancy
- [uncountable] (formal or specialist)
the state of not being necessary or useful 多余;累赘