an occasion when a company stops employing someone, sometimes temporarily, because the company does not have enough money or enough work

The recent economic crisis has led to massive layoffs. 近来的经济危机导致大批人员下岗。

a period when someone is not working or playing sport

Foster is playing again after a six-week layoff due to injury. 福斯特因伤休息6周后又重新回到了赛场。

in football, a short gentle pass into a space that another player from your team can run forward into, then move forward with the ball or shoot towards the goal without slowing down or stopping