Question

With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first to b

With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first to be______.
A) laid off B) laid aside C) laid out D) laid up
我要详细解释，谢谢。

Answer 1

laid off 下岗；解雇
laid aside 搁置；储蓄；留存
laid out 喝醉了的；安排；陈列；花费；责骂（lay out的过去式和过去分词形式）
laid up 卧床的；卸下的
所以选A) laid off

Answer 2

a是下岗解雇的意思。 随着失业率的升高，50到60岁的员工通常最先被解雇。