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let sb go phrase
⇨ firelet sb go phrase
⇨ releasefire verb fire ♦︎ lay sb off ♦︎ dismiss ♦︎ sack ♦︎ axe ♦︎ make sb redundant ♦︎ let sb go ♦︎ discharge ♦︎ give sb/get the sackThese words all mean to officially remove sb from their job. 这些词均表示解雇、免职、开除。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fire sb / lay sb off / dismiss sb / sack sb / make sb redundant / discharge sb / get the sack from a job◆to fire sb / dismiss sb / sack sb / give sb the sack for sth◆to fire / lay off / dismiss / sack / axe staff / workers / employees◆to make staff / workers / employees redundant◆to let staff / employees go◆to make jobs / posts / positions redundant◆to axe jobs / posts / positions◆to get fired / laid off / dismissed / sacked / made redundant◆to be unfairly / summarily fired / dismissed / sacked◆to be wrongfully fired / dismissed■ fire [transitive, often passive] (NAmE or rather informal, BrE) to officially remove sb from their job 解雇；免职；开除◆We had to fire him for dishonesty.他不诚实，我们不得不开除他。◆She got fired from her first job.她第一份工作就被解雇了。◆He was responsible for hiring and firing employees.他负责招聘和辞退员工。 OPP hire ⇨ employ ■ ˌlay sb ˈoff phrasal verb (laid, laid) [often passive] to stop employing sb, often for a temporary period, because there is not enough work for them to do （因工作不多而暂时）解雇◆200 workers at the factory have been laid off.工厂里已有200个工人下岗。 OPP take sb on ⇨ employ see also lay-off ⇨ unemployment ■ dismiss [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to officially remove sb from their job 解雇；免职；开除◆She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her position.她声称自己被无理解雇。ⓘ Dismiss is the preferred term used in legal contexts, especially in the phrase unfairly/wrongfully dismissed. 在法律语境中一般用dismiss，尤用于短语unfairly/wrongfully dismissed（无理／非法解雇）。 OPP appoint ⇨ appoint see also dismissal ⇨ unemployment ■ sack [transitive, often passive] (especially BrE, informal) to dismiss sb from a job, usually because they have done sth wrong （通常因其过失）解雇，炒鱿鱼◆She was sacked for refusing to work on Sundays.她因拒绝在星期天上班被炒了鱿鱼。 see also sacking ⇨ unemployment ■ axe (BrE) (NAmE ax) [transitive, usually passive] (journalism 新闻) to remove sb from their job 解雇；开除◆300 jobs are to be axed at a local chemical works.当地一家化工厂要削减300个职位。◆Jones has been axed from the team.琼斯已被开除出队。ⓘ Axe is used especially in journalism when a large number of people are made redundant at the same time; it is more usual to talk about the jobs being axed, rather than the people. * axe尤用于新闻报道中，指同时解雇大批人员；axe的宾语常常是jobs，而不是人。■ ˌmake sb reˈdundant phrase (made, made) [usually passive] (BrE) to remove sb from their job because there is no more work available for them （因没有工作可做）解雇，裁员◆She was made redundant from her job.她成为冗员而被解雇。◆A further five senior posts are to be made redundant.还有五个高级职位要被裁撤。ⓘ Officially, it is jobs or posts that become redundant, not the people who hold them; in practice it is more common to talk about people being made redundant. 严格来说，变得多余、要被削减的是工作(job)或职位(post)，而非任职者；但实际上，这种说法较常用sb作宾语，且多用被动语态的sb be made redundant。 see also redundant ⇨ unemployed , redundancy ⇨ unemployment ■ ˌlet sb ˈgo idiom (letting, let, let)to make sb have to leave their job 解雇；开除◆They're having to let 100 employees go because of falling profits.由于利润下降他们将不得不减员100人。ⓘ Let sb go is used as a gentler way of saying fire, sack or make sb redundant. * let sb go是fire、sack或make sb redundant的较为温和的说法。■ discharge /dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ; NAmE dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to give sb official permission to leave a job or a position in the army; to make sb leave a job or a position in the army 准许（某人）退伍；把（某人）从部队开除◆He was discharged from the army following his injury.他受伤后就退伍了。◆She was discharged from the police force for bad conduct.她因行为不轨被逐出警察队伍。 see also discharge ⇨ unemployment noun ■ ˌgive sb the ˈsack■ ˌget the ˈsack idiom (gave, given; getting, got, got; NAmE spoken getting, got, gotten) (especially BrE, informal) to sack sb; to be sacked 让某人卷铺盖；被炒鱿鱼◆I've never had to give anyone the sack.我从不用解雇人。◆He got the sack from his last job.他干上一份工作时被炒了鱿鱼。NOTE 辨析 Sack or give sb the sack? Sack can sound more sudden or dramatic than give sb the sack, and is used more by journalists. Give sb the sack is more frequent in everyday spoken English. 与give sb the sack相比，sack听起来较为突然或富有戏剧性，较常为新闻记者所用。give sb the sack多用于日常口语中。 release verb release ♦︎ let sb go ♦︎ free ♦︎ liberate ♦︎ set sb/sth free ♦︎ ransom ♦︎ emancipate ♦︎ let sb/sth looseThese words all mean to let sb/sth leave a place where they have been kept or trapped. 这些词均表示释放、放出、放走。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to release / free / liberate / set free / emancipate sb from sth◆to release / let go / free / liberate / set free / ransom a prisoner / hostage◆to finally release sb / let sb go / free sb / liberate sb◆to release / free sb on bail◆to release / free an animal / a bird into the wild■ release [transitive] to let sb/sth leave prison or a place where they have been kept （从监狱或某处）释放，放出，放走◆The kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages by 12 noon.绑架者已同意中午12时释放人质。◆He was released without charge (= not charged with committing a crime) after questioning by police.他经警方审问后被免予起诉并释放了。◆She was released on bail (= after paying a sum of money to make sure she would return) by the New York police.她保释后让纽约警察当局释放了。◆The birds were cleaned and fed and released again into the wild.那些鸟儿经清洗并喂食后给放回到野外。 see also release ⇨ free verb 1 ▸ release noun [uncountable, singular] ◆The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages.政府一直在努力争取，确保人质获释。◆She can expect an early release from prison.她有望早一点出狱。■ ˌlet sb ˈgo idiom (letting, let, let) (rather informal) to allow sb to be free after keeping them somewhere by force for a short time （用武力短时间将某人关在某处后）放，释放◆He was beaten up quite badly before they let him go.他们狠狠打了他一顿，放他走了。◆Let me go! You're hurting me!让我走！你弄疼我了！ⓘ Let sb go is not usually used to talk about releasing ordinary criminals from prison, but it is used about hostages who have been taken prisoner illegally. * let sb go一般不指从监狱释放普通罪犯，而指释放被非法囚禁的人质。 see also let go ⇨ free verb 1 ■ free [transitive] to let sb leave prison or a place where they have been kept by force; to let sb stop being a slave (= a person who is legally owned by another person and is forced to work for them) （从监狱或某处）释放；使自由（不再为奴）◆Over 2 000 political prisoners were freed as a gesture of good will.作为善意的姿态，2 000多名政治犯被释放了。◆The starting point for emancipation was the freeing of children of slaves born after a certain date.某一具体日期后出生的奴隶子女不再为奴，这是解放奴隶的第一步。 see also free ⇨ free adj. 1 , free ⇨ free verb 1 ■ liberate / /ˈlɪbəreɪt/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to free a country or person from the control of sb else 解放◆The city was liberated by the advancing army.军队向前挺进，解放了那座城市。▸ liberation noun [uncountable, singular] ◆He took part in the liberation of the occupied countries.他参加了对被占领国家的解放。■ ˌset sb/sth ˈfree phrase (setting, set, set)to let sb leave prison or a place where they have been kept by force; to let an animal or bird go free after it has been tied up or kept in a cage （从监狱或某处）释放；放生（动物或鸟）◆Police were forced to set him free because of a lack of evidence.因为缺乏证据，警方被迫将他释放。◆Dozens of laboratory animals were set free by animal rights activists.大批用作实验的动物被动物权益保护者放生了。NOTE 辨析 Release, free or set free? Free emphasizes the decision to let sb go; release emphasizes the physical act of letting sb go. A court or the government might free the prisoners; the police or prison service would release them. Set free also emphasizes the physical act of letting sb/sth go, especially in cases where this is done by force, not authority. * free强调释放的决定，release强调释放的实际行动。法院或政府决定释放囚犯用free，警察或监狱释放囚犯用release。set free也强调释放的实际行动，尤其是通过武力达成，而不是由当局批准的释放◆Rioters stormed the prison and set all the prisoners free.暴徒冲进监狱，放走了所有犯人。 ■ ransom / /ˈrænsəm/ / [transitive] to pay money to sb so that they will release the person that they are keeping as a prisoner 为⋯交付赎金◆The hostages were ransomed and returned home unharmed.交付赎金后，人质安然无恙地回到家中。▸ ransom noun [countable, uncountable] ◆The kidnappers demanded a ransom of £50 000 from his family.绑架者向他的家人索要赎金5万英镑。◆They are refusing to pay ransom for her release.他们拒绝支付赎金解救她。■ emancipate / /ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/ / [transitive, often passive] to free sb, especially from legal, political or social restrictions 解放；使不受（法律、政治或社会的）束缚◆Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States.美国奴隶直到1863年才获得自由。▸ emancipation noun [uncountable] ◆the struggle for the emancipation of women解放妇女的斗争■ let sb/sth ˈloose idiom (letting, let, let)to let sb/sth go free, especially sb/sth that might be dangerous or cause problems 让⋯自由；释放；放走（尤指可能会产生危险或导致问题的人或事物）◆Who let the dogs loose?谁把狗放出来了？◆How did such a violent criminal get to be let loose in the community?这样的暴力罪犯怎能放回社会？ see also loose ⇨ free adj. 1 |