1·The company has no rules about favouring U.S. citizens during layoffs.
该公司没有在裁员期间偏袒美国公民的规定。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·As corporate layoffs increased, that part has eroded.
随着企业裁员的增加，这部分已经受到侵蚀。
3·Under this scheme, the number of individual working hours is reduced in an effort to avoid layoffs.
按照这项政策，减少个人工时来避免裁员。
4·U.S. business had become uncompetitive globally and began restructuring massively, with huge layoffs.
美国企业在全球范围内失去了竞争力，并开始大规模重组，大量裁员。
5·Mass layoffs and plant closings have drawn plenty of headlines and public debate over the years, and they still occasionally do.
大规模裁员和工厂关闭多年来经常成为媒体头条和公众争论的焦点，现在偶尔也是这样。