employment

[im'plɔimənt]

n.职业, 雇用, 使用

n.

1. 雇用; 受雇[U]

A large office requires the employment of many people.

一个大事务所需要雇用许多人。

2. 职业, 工作[U]

He found employment as a mechanic.

他找到了一份机修工的工作。

3. 【书】使用, 运用[U][(+of)]

The employment of airplanes sped up delivery.

使用飞机加快了投递的速度。

4. 【书】事务, 活动[C]

Picnicking is a pleasant employment for our holidays.

外出野餐是我们假日喜爱的活动。

词形变化

名词复数：employments

词义辨析

同义:

n.工作, 职业

work  job  service  position  billet  stint  errand  chore  drudgery  occupation  profession  undertaking  pursuit  craft  employ  trade  vocation  situation

n.雇用

hiring  engaging  taking on

n.使用

use  utilization  application  exercise  operation  usage  

同义参见:

labor  engagement  

英英释义

名词 employment:

the state of being employed or having a job

同义词：employ

the occupation for which you are paid

同义词：work

the act of giving someone a job

同义词：engagement

the act of using

同义词：use, usage, utilization, utilisation, exercise

补充

employmentemployment英:[imˈplɔimənt] 美:[ɛmˈplɔɪmənt]n.1.雇用, 就业A large office requires the employment of many people.一个大办事处需要雇用好多人员。2.职业, 工作3.使用, 运用4.有益的活动

例句

1. People move for various reasons: for employment, for a bigger house, for a better neighbourhood.人们搬家的原因多种多样：有时是为了工作, 有时是为了住更大的房子, 有时是为了住到更好的地段。 2. They had survived the Depression without employment.他们在没有工作的情况下熬过了大萧条。 3. It is our view that nobody has a legitimate expectation to permanent employment.我们认为, 人们对终身雇用的预期都不尽合理。 4. Their prospects of employment are remote.他们的就业前景渺茫。 5. He had retired from regular employment.他已从正式工作岗位上退休。 6. people who are no longer in employment已失业的人 7. These are the reasons why you should consider my employment.这些就是你应该考虑雇用我的原因。 8. economic policies designed to secure full employment为确保充分就业而制定的经济政策 9. He condemned those who were responsible for the employment of such execrable methods.他谴责那些采用这些恶劣手段的人。 10. a fall in the numbers in full-time employment.全职雇员的减少。 11. the employment of a full-time tutor.雇用一个全职家教。 12. economies can be made by the full employment of existing facilities.充分利用现有设施就可以实现节约。 13. to be in/out of employment有工作；失业 14. the employment of force使用武力 15. "We object to the company's employment [=use, utilization] of pesticides."我们反对公司使用杀虫剂。 16. laws that have encouraged the employment of women鼓励雇用女性的法律 17. I've been looking for employment in the machine trade.我一直在寻找机械贸易方面的工作。 18. The new factory should provide employment for hundreds of workers.新工厂应能为数百名工人提供就业岗位。 19. unskilled workers trying to find paid/gainful employment试图找到有酬工作的非熟练工人 20. full-time/part-time employment全职/兼职工作 21. She hopes to find employment as a teacher.她希望找个教师的工作。 22. an employment contract雇佣合同 23. my employment history我的工作经历 24. The magazine did well during the course of her employment as editor.在她受雇当编辑时，这份杂志还办得不错。 25. employment is at an all-time high in this part of the state.这个州的这片区域就业人数创历史新高。 26. The city is faced with inadequate housing and a lack of employment.这座城市面临住房不足和缺少就业岗位的问题。