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英 [ɪm'plɔɪmənt] 美 [ɪm'plɔɪmənt]

• n. 职业；雇用；使用

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]雇用,就业

   the state of being employed

2. [U]职业,工作

   paid work

3. [U]使用,运用

   the act of using

4. [C]有益的活动

   a useful activity

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 职业，工作
2. 雇用，雇佣，受雇
3. <书>使用，利用，运用
4. <书>事务
5. 活动，消遣
6. 就业
7. 有益的活动
8. 就业率，受雇百分比，受雇人数
9. <废>意图，目的

英英释义

Noun:

1. the state of being employed or having a job;

   "they are looking for employment"
   "he was in the employ of the city"
   

2. the occupation for which you are paid;

   "he is looking for employment"
   "a lot of people are out of work"
   

3. the act of giving someone a job

4. the act of using;

   "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"
   "skilled in the utilization of computers"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. I got this job through an employment agency.
   我通过职业介绍所找到了这份工作。
2. He enrolled with an employment agency for a secretary.
   他在职业介绍所登记要当秘书。
3. He left his home to look for employment.
   他离家去找职业。
4. His employment is that of a bookbinder.
   他的职业是装订工。
5. Dictionary-making has not been his exclusive employment.
   编字典一直都不是他唯一的工作。
6. She is looking for permanent employment.
   她正在找固定的工作。
7. He is out of employment.
   他失业了。
8. Mr Martin is no longer in our employ.
   马丁先生不再为我们所雇用了。
9. Employment is conditional on his ability.
   是否雇用他取决于他的能力。
10. The employment of airplanes sped up delivery.
    使用飞机加快了投递的速度。
11. Do you think the employment of force was justified?
    你想想暴力的使用是正当的吗?

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. A large office requires the employment of many people.
   一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。
2. She enjoyed most her employment as babysitter.
   她非常喜欢保姆的工作。
3. The employment of force by the police seemed to be necessary.
   看来警察使用武力是必要的。
4. Gardening is a pleasant employment for a Sunday afternoon.
   干些园艺活是星期天下午令人愉快的有益活动。

经典引文

• That public Museum of Art..had given so much employment to officials.

  出自： J. Galsworthy

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• apply for employment 求职
• obtain employment 找到工作

形容词+～

• pleasant employment 令人愉快的有益活动
• casual employment 临时工作

介词+～

• be in employment 在业
• out of employment 失业

～+介词

• employment as a mechanic 当机修工的工作
• employment for sb 给某人的工作机会

词义辨析

profession，job，occupation，trade，vocation，career，work，employment

• 这些名词均含“职业”之意。
• profession以前常指要受过高等教育(尤指法律、医学和神学)才能获得的职业，现在一般指为谋生之职，尤指从事脑力劳动和受过专门训练，具有某种专业知识的工作。
• job 泛指一切有报酬的工作。
• occupation泛指任何一种职业，比job正式，经常用于书面填表中。
• trade指技巧、技能型职业。
• vocation较正式用词，语气庄重，有专业及天职之意，以前常用于教会中的职位。
• career指经过专门训练，终身愿意从事的职业。
• work指任何种类的工作，也泛指职业。
• employment指受雇的工作，通常能比较稳定领取工资。

近反义词

【近义词】

• job
• profession
• work

【反义词】

• unemployment 失业