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单词 employment
释义
employment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/us
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

employmentnoun[U](WORK)

B1
thefactof someone beingpaidtoworkfor acompanyororganization:
受雇；就业
Employmentlevelsareunlikelytorisesignificantlybefore the end of nextyear.在明年年底之前就业率很难有大幅度上升。
Howlonghave you beenlookingfor employment?你找工作已经找了多长时间了？
be in employmentUKformal
to have ajob:
有工作，在职
Are you in employment at themoment?你现在有工作吗？
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  • Yourcontractwill set out thetermsandconditionsofyouremployment.
  • It doesn'tseemlikelythat we willseeareturntofullemployment in the nearfuture.
  • Someeconomiststhinkthatfullemployment inEuropeis anunattainablegoal.
  • More and moreyoungpeopleareleavingruralareastofindemployment in thecities.
  • The newfactorywillprovideemployment for about a hundredlocalpeople.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Applying for a job
  • acquihire
  • advertisement
  • anoint
  • anointed
  • applicant
  • assign
  • elect
  • go intosomething
  • golden hello
  • goonda
  • handpicked
  • headhunt
  • nomination
  • prospect
  • resume
  • retain
  • rope
  • self-constituted
  • serving
  • testimonial
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employmentnoun[U](USE)

formal
use:
使用；利用
How can youjustifythe employmentofcapitalpunishment?你如何证明实行死刑的正当性？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Using and misusing
  • adopt
  • adoption
  • avail
  • availyourselfofsomething
  • be/go heavy onsomethingidiom
  • exhaust
  • gobblesomethingup
  • make capital out ofsomethingidiom
  • max
  • max out
  • mine a rich seam ofsomethingidiom
  • spare
  • spent
  • swallow
  • tap
  • turn over
  • turn tosomeone/something
  • turn/usesomethingto good accountidiom
  • unblock
  • underuse
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(Definition ofemploymentfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

employment| American Dictionary

employment
noun[U]
us
/ɪmˈplɔɪ·mənt/

employmentnoun[U](USE)

the use of something for aparticularpurpose:
Shestudiedadvertisers’ employment ofimagesinfoodads.

employmentnoun[U](WORK)

work,esp. for someoneelse, for which you arepaid, or aperiodofwork:
AfterleavingPearson, it took Friedmanmonthstofindnew employment.
(Definition ofemploymentfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

employment| Business English

employment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/us
workthat you arepaidto do for aparticularcompanyororganization:
find/look for/seek employmentIf you areunemployedbut you areactivelyseekingemployment, you mayqualifyforbenefits.
take up/gain/secure employmentAlmosthalfof theparticipantsgainedemployment aftercompletingthetrainingprogram.
provide/create/generate employmentTheseattractionsprovideemployment forlocalpeopleandcreatebusinessforlocalshopsandcafes.
Today theterminaloffersemployment toaround 500people.
casual/full-time/part-timeemployment
seasonal/temporaryemployment
permanent/continuousemployment
employment opportunities/prospectsManyruralworkershavemovedto thecitiestoseekbetteremploymentopportunitiesandimprovedlivingconditions.
employment agreement/contractUnder thetermsof her employmentcontractshe isentitledto fiveweekspaidvacationperyear.
thenumberofpeoplewho havejobs, or theabilitytoprovidejobsto otherpeople:
high/low/full employmentAnunemploymentratebelow 5% isconsideredfullemployment.
employment rises/fallsGlasgow hadeconomicgrowthabove the UKaverageand employmentrisingfasterthananywhereoutsideLondon.
employment rates/levels/growthThestatereportedemploymentgrowthof 3.1% during the pastyear, with thecreationof 438,000 non-farmjobs.
employment data/figures/recordsThedollarplungedagainst theeuro,despiteFriday'sstrongemploymentfigures.
boost/increase employmentPoliticianshopetoboostemployment byintroducinga newtaxcreditforemployers.
in employment
having ajob:
Anemployeemust have been incontinuousemployment for twoyearsto beeligiblefor aredundancypayment.
Thenumberofpeoplein employment hadrisenby 315,000.

Compare

unemployment

See also

precarious employment
(Definition ofemploymentfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofemployment

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Less well-paid proto-industrial employments, namely, wool- and cottonspinning, substituted for silk-gauze-weaving, cotton-spinning employing exactly half of all women in the age category 40 and above.
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The majority of such employments involved day labour and lower-skilled crafts, like those of tailoring and shoemaking.
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If these two employments of practical reason were our only recourse, we would find ourselves in constant turmoil and would be forced in the most difficult circumstances to selfdestruct.
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They first wanted to be included in the subsidiary employments.
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You go down the scale to raw materials affecting all manner of employments which are not themselves classified as munition work.
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The tax will not apply to professions, offices or employments.
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Does it take into account the traditional connection between some employments and the members of one or another religious persuasion?
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He gave striking reasons in pointing out that in certain skilled employments apprentices of an earlier age were not taken.
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Therefore, they will know, once they leave their civil employments or student courses, that they are going in for a fixed and definite period.
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The remainder were placed in or found employments of other kinds.
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A list of the employments concerned will shortly be published.
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I recognise that in the times in which we live women take their place in many employments.
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We have not been told that there will be an offer here of four alternative employments before the compulsion takes effect.
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In return a reduction, commonly called "the rebate", is made to the national insurance contributions for contracted-out employments.
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I think evasions are far commoner in ether employments than in street trading.
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Collocationswithemployment

employment

These are words often used in combination withemployment.

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alternative employment
Collecting and investing this rental income, besides freeing excess inputs, could generatealternativeemploymentalongside a profitable fishing industry.
From theCambridge English Corpus
census of employment
The extra burden on employers of also collecting this information in the census of employment would not be justified.
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civilian employment
A serving officer is not normally allowed to take upcivilianemploymentbefore he has been officially released from military service.
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