re·dun·dan·cy
noun/rɪˈdʌndənsi/
/rɪˈdʌndənsi/
(plural redundancies)
- [uncountable, countable, usually plural] (British English) the situation when somebody has to leave their job because there is no more work available for them
裁员 - 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裁员费。 - 200 workers have been issued with redundancy notices.
200 名工人收到了解雇通知。
Collocations UnemploymentUnemploymentLosing your jobsee also lay-off- lose your job
- (British English) become/be made redundant
- be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
- face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy
- dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
- lay off staff/workers/employees
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers
- cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
- (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundant
- be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
- seek/look for work/employment
- be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance
- be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole
- claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole
- be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)
- be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare
- collect/receive (North American English) welfare
- combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesc1, Working lifec1- Most 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
- Thousands of factory workers are facing redundancy.
- [uncountable] (formal or specialist) the state of not being necessary or useful
多余；累赘 - Natural language is characterized by redundancy (= words are used that are not really necessary for somebody to understand the meaning).
自然语言的特点是繁复。
- Natural language is characterized by redundancy (= words are used that are not really necessary for somebody to understand the meaning).