employ

[im'plɔi]

v.雇佣, 使用

vt.

1. 雇用[(+as)][O2]

The mill employs a thousand workers.

这家工厂雇用了一千名工人。

2. 使用, 利用

How do you employ your spare time?

你是怎样利用你的空余时间的?

3. (常与oneself连用或用被动语态)使忙于, 使从事于[(+in)]

The children were employed in painting.

孩子们忙于画画儿。

The children employed themselves in painting.

孩子们忙于画画儿。

n.

雇用; 使用[U]

词形变化

形容词: employable | 名词: employability | 动词过去式: employed | 动词过去分词: employed | 动词现在分词: employing | 动词第三人称单数: employs |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.雇用; 聘; 利用

hire  engage  contract  sign  retain  occupy  busy  use  

同义参见:

conscript  resort  employment  work  pass  play  exert  wield  utilize  

反义:

vt.雇用

dismiss  

英英释义

名词 employ:

the state of being employed or having a job

同义词：employment

动词 employ:

put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

同义词：use, utilize, utilise, apply

engage or hire for work

同义词：hire, engage

短语词组

employ oneself in

1. 忙于; 从事于

He usually employs himself in reading in his free time.

他通常在闲暇时看书。

补充

employemploy英:[imˈplɔi] 美:[ɛmˈplɔɪ]vt.1.雇用2.使用, 利用n.1.雇用, 受雇; 服务When did he leave your employ?他是什么时候不再受雇于你的?2.工作, 职业

例句

1. The factory employs 600 people.这家工厂雇用了600人。 2. More than 3,000 local workers are employed in the tourism industry.3,000多名当地从业者就职于旅游业。 3. She is employed as headmistress at a Brisbane girls' school.她被聘为布里斯班一所女子学校的校长。 4. Contractors are being employed to do a specific job.正在延聘承包商承揽一项具体工程。 5. the tax-avoidance strategies employed by big business大公司采用的避税策略 6. the approaches and methods employed in the study该研究采用的思路和方法 7. Staff are currently employed in transferring patients' records to the new system.工作人员目前正忙于将病人的医疗记录转移到新系统。 8. I have employed my time since breakfast writing to Mother.我利用早餐以后的时间给母亲写信。 9. Your time could be usefully employed in attending to professional matters.你可以有效地利用时间处理一些专业问题。 10. Others hinted that he was in the employ of the KGB.其他人暗示他受雇于克格勃。 11. Those in his employ were careful never to enrage him.他手底下干活的人都非常小心绝不去惹他发火。 12. This factory employs thousands of people.这家工厂雇用数千人。 13. She was employed as a programmer.她受雇为节目编排员(或程序编制员)。 14. She employs herself by reading after work.工作之余，她忙于读书。 15. to employ oneself in study专心学习 16. to employ a hammer to drive a nail用钉锤敲钉子 17. to employ everything in one's power千方百计 18. He employs his spare time in reading.他把余暇用于阅读。 19. I employ all my energies in writing.我把我的全部精力用于写作。 20. the firm employs 150 people.公司雇用了150人。 21. [with obj. and infinitive]temporary staff can be employed to undertake much of the work.可雇用临时工做大量的工作。 22. most of the newcomers are employed in developing the technology into a product.多数新来的人都在从事将这项技术转化为产品的工作。 23. the methods they have employed to collect the data.他们用来收集资料的方法。 24. I started work in the employ of a grocer and wine merchant.受雇于一个杂货和酒类经销商，我开始上班了。 25. her place of employ.她工作的地方。 26. He is employed as a lorry driver.他受雇当卡车司机。 27. They employ 600 workers.他们雇用600个工人。 28. 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。 29. 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。 30. She employed [=used] a pen for sketching wildlife.她用钢笔给野生动植物画素描。 31. a method (widely/commonly/frequently) employed to improve garden soil广泛/普遍/经常用于改善花园土质的方法 32. The company is accused of employing questionable methods to obtain the contract.公司遭到采取不正当手段取得合同的指控。 33. You should find better ways to employ your time.你应该找到更好的利用时间的方法。 34. Your time could be better employed [=spent] in learning a new skill.你的时间还可以更好地利用起来学习一种新技能。 35. I had to employ a lawyer to review the contract.我得请个律师审核一下这份合同。 36. "It's a small company, employing a staff of only 20."这是家小公司，只雇用了20人。 37. He's employed by the local drugstore. [=he has a job at the local drugstore]他受雇于当地的药店。 38. She hasn't been gainfully employed [=hasn't had a job that pays wages or a salary] for a few years.几年来她一直没有一份有收入的工作。 39. She's been employed as a gardener for many years.多年来她一直受雇当园丁。 40. He lacks the skills needed to be employable.他不具备受雇用所需的技能。 41. The company has been generous to people in their employ. [=generous to their employees]这家公司对待员工一直很大方。 42. The defendant was at that time in the employ of [=employed by] a trucking company.被告当时受雇于一家货车运输公司。