问题
选择题
Yahoo recently announced to ________ 2,000 employees, about 14% of the company’s workforce, aiming to save $375 million annually.
A．take on
B．cut off
C．bring down
D．lay off
答案
答案：D
考查短语辨析。 take on 雇佣；承担；接纳；呈现，具有 cut off 切断 bring down降低 lay off解雇 根据句意，雅虎最近宣布解雇2000名员工。