lay off
短语把(衣服等)放在一边, 解雇, 停止工作, 休息, 划出 [机] 停工, 下料
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1.
(of an employer) To dismiss (workers) from employment, e.g. at a time of low business volume or through no fault of the worker, often with a severance package.
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To place all or part of a bet with another bookmaker in order to reduce risk.
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To cease, quit, stop (doing something).
习语 及物Lay off the singing, will you! I'm trying to study.
When are you gonna lay off smoking?
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4.
To stop bothering, teasing, or pestering someone; to leave (someone) alone.
习语 不及物 及物Just lay off, okay! I've had enough!
Things have been better since the boss has been laying off a little.
I told him to lay off me but he wouldn't stop.
Lay off it, already!
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5.
In painting, to apply gentle strokes to smooth a wet coat of paint so as to remove visible roller- or brush-marks, commonly using a dry brush; a similar technique, but using a loaded laying-off brush, may produce a smooth coat of paint when using a roller or the usual brush techniques would leave marks.
及物/不及物 艺术At any pro paint shop ask for laying off brushes. These are natural bristle, wide, thin brushes designed for tipping off, not for holding a paint load. (Sourced from a web forum exchange)
He shows me how to lay off the paint — and moves his paintbrush across the section he had already painted, again and again.
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To plan out (a navigational course) using a chart.
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simple past of lie off