Employ
[ im'plɔi ]
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vt. 雇用;使用，利用;
n. 受雇;服务;工作;
📝 例句
I will engage for his behaviour should you decide to employ him.
如果你能决定雇用他,那么我可以担保他的行为。
The right to employ this procedure.
罢免权行使这种程序的权力
The mill employs a thousand workers.
这家工厂雇用了一千名工人。
Total radiation instruments employ some broad spectral band sensors.
全辐射仪器要使用某些宽频带传感器。
The children were employed in painting.
孩子们忙于画画儿。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ em-拼音“恶魔”,ploy- play玩:恶魔连玩都雇佣人
※ em-拼音“恶魔”,pl-拼音“漂亮”,oy-oh yeah:oh yeah,雇用了一个漂亮的恶魔
※ e-拼音“恶”,mp-拼音“媒婆”,lo-似数字“10”,y-拼音“元”:这个恶媒婆只要10元就可以被雇用
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
en-在b、m、p前变为em-
表示“内”
📖 牛津释义
employ
v[Tn, Tn.pr, Cn.n/a, Cn.t]
1 ~ sb (in/on sth); ~ sb (as sth) give work to sb, usu for payment 雇用某人
She hasn't been employed (ie has not had a job) for six months now. 她现在已半年没有工作了.
They've just employed five new waiters. 他们刚刚雇用了五个新服务员.
He's employed on the oil rigs. 他受雇在油井钻塔工作.
She's employed as a taxi driver. 她受雇任计程车司机.
They employed him to look after the baby. 他们聘请他照料婴儿.
2 ~ sb/sth (in/on sth); ~ sth (as sth) (fml 文) make use of sb/sth; occupy (time, attention, etc) 使用某人[某事物]; 利用（时间、 注意力等）
You could employ your spare time better. 你可以把闲暇时间利用得好些.
He was busily employed in cleaning his shoes. 他忙著擦鞋.
He employed his knife as a lever. 他把刀子当杠杆用.
The police employed force to open the door. 警方强行把门打开了. employ, n [U]
(fml 文) service or employment 服务; 工作; 职业; 雇用; 受雇
I left their employ after an argument. 我与他们争吵之後就辞掉了工作.
How long has she been in your employ (ie employed by you)? 你雇用她多长时间了?
🎯 考研助记
em(=in)+ploy(=play):进来玩- 雇佣
🔁 扩展释义
*[im'plɒi]n. 雇用vt. 雇用, 使用, 使从事于【经】 雇用, 采用相关词组: in the employ of sb be out of employ
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「MBA」词汇
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That's quite true.
千真万确。
We've got some cheaper ones in the back room.
后面房间里有一些比较便宜的。
Yes, please.
好的。