re·dun·dancyBrE/rɪˈdʌndənsi/NAmE/rɪˈdʌndənsi/noun (re·dun·dancies) [U, C, usually pl.](BrE) thesituationwhensbhastoleavetheirjobbecausethereisnomoreworkavailableforthem（因劳动力过剩而造成的）裁员，解雇◆Thousandsoffactoryworkersarefacingredundancy. 数千名工厂工人面临裁汰。◆toaccept/takevoluntaryredundancy(= tooffertoleaveyourjob)接受自愿裁汰◆thethreatofcompulsoryredundancies强制裁员的威胁◆redundancypayments裁员补偿Unemployment失业
Losing your job失业
lose your job失业
(BrE) 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/ (BrE) the sack/ (BrE) 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/(especiallyBrE) 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
(AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) retrench workers缩减人员
cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce裁减员工
(BrE) 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(bothBrE) unemployment benefit/Jobseeker's Allowance领取失业补助金
be/go/live/sign(BrE, informal) on the dole领取失业救济金
claim/draw/get(BrE, informal) the dole领取失业救济金
be on/qualify for(NAmE) unemployment (compensation)领取/有资格领取失业补偿金
be/go/live/depend(NAmE) on welfare靠社会保障金过活
collect/receive(NAmE) welfare领取社会保障金
combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment防止/解决/减少失业
➡ see alsolay-off (1) [U](formal or specialist) thestateofnotbeingnecessaryoruseful多余；累赘◆Naturallanguageischaracterizedbyredundancy(= wordsareusedthatarenotreallynecessaryforsbtounderstandthemeaning). 自然语言的特点是繁复。