redundancy
noun
rɪˈdʌndənsi
noun
1
a
situation
in
which
someone
has
to
leave
their
job,
because
they
are
no
longer
needed
[英] 裁员，解雇;
C,U | BrE
The
closure
of
the
export
department
resulted
in
over
100
redundancies.
出口部的关闭导致 100 多人被解雇。
Two
thousand
workers
now
face
redundancy.
2000 名工人现在面临失业。
An
employee
is
not
eligible
for
a
redundancy
payment
unless
he
has
been
with
the
company
for
two
years.
除非雇员在公司工作满两年，否则没有资格得到遣散费。
voluntary/compulsory
redundancy
We
were
offered
a
£3,000
cash
bonus
to
take
voluntary
redundancy.
给我们发 3000 英镑的现金奖金叫我们自动离职。
2
when
something
is
not
used
because
something
similar
or
the
same
already
exists
多余; 重复; 累赘
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