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The store had to ______ a number of clerks because sales were down.

A.lay out

B.lay off

C.lay aside

D.lay down

答案

参考答案:B

解析: 本题测试短语辨析。lay out意为“布置,装饰”,如:lay out our house at Christmas Eve(在圣诞前夕装扮自家的房子)。lay off意为“解雇,停止”,如:lay off the extra employees(解雇冗余的员工)。lay aside意为“积攒,搁置”,如:lay aside money in the bank(把钱存在银行)。lay down意为“放下,放弃”,如:Lay down the weapons!(放下武器!)所以B选项是正确答案。

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