| 单词 | employ |
| 释义 | employ verb¹ 1pay sb to work雇用adverb | preposition | phrases adverb➤actively, directly积极／直接雇用◆by 1960 the arms industry directly employed 3.5 million people.到 1960 年，军事工业直接雇用 350 万人。➤indirectly间接雇用➤currently当前雇用◆mark is currently employed as a professor of linguistics.马克目前受聘担任语言学教授。preposition➤in受雇于⋯领域◆a large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部份受雇于农业。phrases➤be fully employed被全职雇用▸➤be gainfully employed有报酬地受雇◆those not gainfully employed are dependent on their savings.那些没有工作报酬的人靠积蓄度日。➤be permanently employed, be temporarily employed长期／临时受雇▸➤be irregularly employed, be regularly employed不定期／定期受雇employ verb² 2use使用adverb➤commonly, extensively, frequently, often, regularly, widely普遍／广为／频繁／经常／定期／广泛使用◆the safety net is an image commonly employed in everyday life.安全网是日常生活中广为使用的一个形象比喻。➤generally, primarily, routinely, typically, usually一般／主要／定期／典型地／通常使用于➤increasingly越来越多地使用◆self-checkout terminals are increasingly employed by retailers.自助结账终端为越来越多的零售商所用。➤effectively, successfully, usefully有效地／成功地／有益地利用➤properly恰当使用◆when properly employed, non-lethal weapons will save lives.恰当地使用非致命性武器将减少死亡人数。employ verb³ 3be employed be busy doing sth忙于adverb | preposition adverb➤better从事⋯更为适当◆your time would be better employed doing something else.做些别的事，你的时间会花得更值。➤busily, usefully忙着⋯；有效从事⋯preposition➤in忙于◆will and joe were busily employed in clearing out all the furniture.威尔和乔正忙于处理掉所有的家具。employ /ɪmplɔɪ/ verb [transitive] 1.to give sb a job to do for payment 雇用◆how many people does the company employ? 这家公司雇用了多少人？◆for the past three years he has been employed as a systems analyst. 过去三年来，他一直受雇当系统分析员。◆the number of people employed in manufacturing has fallen. 受雇于制造业的人数已经下降。◆it workers employed to install new computer systems 受雇来安装新计算机系统的信息技术人员2. (formal) to use sth such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose 使用；利用◆the accounting practices employed by large companies 大公司采用的会计惯例employ /ɪmplɔɪ/ noun ●in sb's employ ●in the employ of sb (formal) working for sb; employed by sb 为某人工作；受雇于某人◆how long has she been in your employ? 她为你工作多长时间了？☞ employ☞ employ employ verb ➡ see also the entry for appoint另见 appoint 条employ ♦︎ hire ♦︎ recruit ♦︎ sign ♦︎ contract ♦︎ engage ♦︎ retain ♦︎ take sb onthese words all mean to give sb a job to do for payment.这些词均表示雇用、聘用。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / engage / retain / take on sb as sth◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / contract / engage / retain / take on sb to do sth◆to hire / recruit / sign sb from a place / company / group◆to employ / hire / recruit / contract / take on workers / staff◆to employ / hire / recruit a manager◆to employ / hire / engage / retain a lawyer◆to sign / contract a player◆to engage / retain sb's services■ employ [transitive] to have sb working for you for payment; to give sb a job雇用；聘用◆how many people does the company employ?这家公司雇用了多少人？◆a number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.已雇用了一些人来处理积压下来的工作。 ➡ see also be employed → work verb 2 , employer → manager , employment → work noun 2 ■ hire [transitive, intransitive] (especially name) to give sb a job; to find new people to work for a company or organization雇用；聘用；（公司或机构）招工◆she was hired three years ago.她是三年前录用的。◆he does the hiring and firing in our company.他在我们公司负责员工的聘用和辞退。◆we're not hiring right now.目前我们不招工。ⓘ in both british and american english hire also means 'to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job'.在英式和美式英语中，hire 也有临时雇用之义◆they hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.他们请了一家咨询公司设计新系统。 opp fire → fire verb ■ recruit /rɪkruːt/ [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to find new people to join a company, an organization or the armed forces（公司或机构）招收（新成员）；（部队）征募（新兵）；纳新◆the police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.警察机关正试图从少数民族中征募更多的警员。◆they recruited several new members to the club.他们吸纳了几名俱乐部新会员。◆he is responsible for recruiting at all levels.他负责各级征募工作。 ➡ see also recruit → recruit noun ■ sign [transitive, intransitive] to arrange for sb, especially a musician or sports player, to sign a contract agreeing to work for your company or team; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company or team（和⋯）签约；应聘◆the team has just signed a new goalkeeper.该队刚刚和一名新守门员签约了。◆ (bre) he signed for united yesterday.他昨天和联队签约了。◆ (especially name) he signed with the san francisco 49ers.他和旧金山 49 人队签了约。◆the band signed with virgin records.乐队同维京唱片公司签了约。■ contract /kəntrækt/ [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service, especially for a limited period of time与⋯订立（有限期的）合同（或契约）◆the player is contracted to play until august.这名球员的签约合同八月份到期。◆several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.几名计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。ⓘ in this meaning contract is usually followed by to. in american english it is sometimes followed by with.表达此义时，contract 通常后接 to，在美式英语中有时后接 with◆he can't work for them because he is contracted with another company.他因与另一家公司已签约，所以不能为他们工作。 ➡ see also contract → contract noun ■ engage /ɪngeɪdʒ/ [transitive] (formal, especially bre) to employ sb to do a particular job雇用；聘用◆he is currently engaged as a consultant.他目前被聘作顾问。◆we will have to engage the services of a translator.我们得聘一名翻译人员。■ retain /rɪteɪn/ [transitive] (law法律) to pay money regularly or in advance to a professional person such as a lawyer, so that they will do work for you when you need them to聘用，委托（律师等专业人士）◆you will need to retain the services of a lawyer.你将需要聘请一位律师。◆you will be paid a retaining fee.你将收到预付辩护费。ⓘ a lawyer, etc. can be retained by a member of the public as well as by a company; sb who is retained may do work for other people or companies as well. * retain a lawyer 指由个人或公司聘用律师。被聘用者仍可接受其他人或其他公司的委托。■ take sb on -->phrasal verb(took, taken)to give sb a job雇用；聘用◆we're not taking on any new staff at present.目前我们不招收新员工。 opp lay sb off → fire verb employ [transitive] to have sb working for you for payment; to give sb a job雇用；聘用◆how many people does the company employ?这家公司雇用了多少人？◆a number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.已雇用了一些人来处理积压下来的工作。 ➡ see also be employed → work verb 2 , employer → manager , employment → work noun 2 employ [transitive] (formal) to use sth such as a skill or method for a particular purpose应用，运用，使用（技巧或方法等）◆he criticized the repressive methods employed by the country's government.他批评了该国政府所采取的镇压手段。◆the police had to employ force to enter the building.警察不得不强行进入大楼。employ/ɪmˈplɔɪ ||; ɪmˈplɔɪ/verb[t] 1. employ sb (in/on sth);employ sb (as sth) to pay sb to work for you 雇用: ◇he is employed as a lorry driver. 他受雇当卡车司机。◇they employ 600 workers. 他们雇用600个工人。◇three people are employed on the task of designing a new computer system. 有三个人被雇来从事设计新的计算机系统。 ☞ look at unemployed. 参看 unemployed。 2. (formal 正式)employ sth (as sth) to use 使用: ◇in an emergency, an umbrella can be employed as a weapon. 在紧急情况下，雨伞可以当作武器。 employsee ⇨ job 7 em·ploy /ɪm`plɔɪ; ɪmˈplɔɪ/v [t] 1. to pay someone to work for you 雇用［某人］:◇the factory employs over 2,000 people. 这家工厂雇用了两千多人。◇be employed as sth he was employed as a language teacher. 他受聘为语言教师。 2. to use a particular object, method, or skill 采用，使用［某物］:◇they employed new photographic techniques. 他们使用了新的摄影技术。 |
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