employ
- IPA[ɪmˈplɔɪ]
英式
- give work to (someone) and pay them for it；keep occupied
- the state of being employed for wages or a salary；employment
verb: employ, 3rd person present: employs, gerund or present participle: employing, past tense: employed, past participle: employed
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動詞
- 1. give work to (someone) and pay them for it the firm employs 150 people temporary staff can be employed to undertake the work 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ keep occupied the newcomers are employed in developing the technology into a product 同義詞
- 2. make use of the methods they have employed to collect the data 同義詞
名詞
- 1. the state of being employed for wages or a salary I started work in the employ of a grocer
- ▪ employment her place of employ
- (of a person) having a paid job: up to 40 percent of employed people are in part-time jobs
Oxford American Dictionary
- (of a person) having a paid job: up to 40 per cent of employed people are in part-time jobs
Oxford Dictionary
- employ again: the dismissed executives were soon re-employed his extensive research is re-employed in his chapter on black theater
Oxford American Dictionary
- employ (a former employee) again: the dismissed executives were soon re-employed
Oxford Dictionary
- working for oneself as a freelancer or the owner of a business rather than for an employer: a self-employed builder
Oxford American Dictionary
- working for oneself as a freelance or the owner of a business rather than for an employer: a self-employed builder
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[imˈploi]
美式
- give work to (someone) and pay them for it: the firm employs 150 people temps can be employed to do much of the work
- the state or fact of being employed for wages or a salary: I started work in the employ of a grocer and wine merchant
Oxford American Dictionary
