We went swimming then lay in the sun to dry off.

我们去游了泳，然后就躺在太阳下晒干。

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The company was forced to lay off a big chunk of its workforce and was then sold to TIBCO, a software company.

这家公司在后来曾被迫裁员，并最终被TIBCO（一家软件公司）收购。

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The opponent then spreads his hand, removing from it any unmatched cards, and then is permitted to "lay off" whatever cards he has that match the knocker's matched sets.

然后对手摊开他手中的牌，从中取出没有匹配的牌，接着他可以使手中的牌“离职（lay off）”去匹配“敲门者”已经匹配的牌。

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He then profited from a clever lay-off from Jon Stead but his six-yard strike was saved by Westwood.

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These gains in productivity have been most pronounced during recessions, when manufacturers tend to lay off workers and then replace them with machines as the economy grows again and demand increases.

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They did not then have to use that money to lay off bets on other markets or anything: all trades were between members.

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