Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.

工资已被冻结，员工们下岗了。

100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit.

10万名联邦工作人员将被解雇以减少赤字。

The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.

公司为节省资金遣散了150名工作人员。

Now half had to be laid off.

现在有一半需要下岗。

Three weeks ago he was laid off.

3个星期前，他也失业了。