[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]失业Unemployment is the fact that people who want jobs cannot get them.
...an area that had the highest unemployment rate in western Europe...
西欧失业率最高的地区
Unemployment is so damaging both to individuals and to communities.
失业对个人和社会都有极大的负面影响。
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un·employ·ment★/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt; NAmEˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/noun[uncountable ]1★the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job 失业;失业人数◆an area of high/low unemployment失业率高╱低的地区◆rising/falling unemployment上升的╱下降的失业率◆It was a time of mass unemployment.曾经有大批人失业。◆measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment旨在减少失业╱缓解失业情况的措施◆the level/rate of unemployment失业人数;失业率◆unemployment benefit/statistics失业补贴╱统计资料☞collocationsat
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2★the state of not having a job 无业;没有工作◆Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.成千上万的青年正面临长期待业状况。☞compare
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◆Since losing his job, Mike has been collecting unemployment.自从丢了工作之后,马克一直在领取失业救济金。COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配Unemployment 失业Losing your job 失业■loseyour job 失业■( BrE) become/be maderedundant 被裁减■be offered/takevoluntary redundancy/early retirement 被要求/选择自愿裁员/提前退休■face/be threatened withdismissal/( BrE) the sack/( BrE) compulsory redundancy 面临被解职/被裁/强制裁员;受到解职/被裁/强制裁员的威胁■dismiss/fire/( especially BrE) sackan employee/a worker/a manager 解雇雇员/工人/经理■lay offstaff/workers/employees 解雇员工/工人/雇员■( AustralE, NZE, SAfrE) retrenchworkers 缩减人员■cut/reduce/downsize/slashthe workforce 裁减员工■( BrE) makestaff/workers/employees redundant 裁员Being unemployed 失业;待业;下岗■beunemployed/out of work/out of a job 失业■seek/look forwork/employment 找工作■be on/collect/draw/get/receive( both BrE) unemployment benefit/jobseeker's allowance 领取失业补助金■be/go/live/sign( BrE, informal) on the dole 领取失业救济金■claim/draw/get( BrE, informal) the dole 领取失业救济金■be on/qualify for( NAmE) unemployment (compensation) 领取/有资格领取失业补偿金■be/go/live/depend( NAmE) on welfare 靠社会保障金过活■collect/receive( NAmE) welfare 领取社会保障金■combat/tackle/cut/reduceunemployment 防止/解决/减少失业un·employ·ment/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt; NAmEˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
1the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job: a town where there is high unemployment2when someone does not have a job: Closure of the plant means 80 workers are facing unemployment.3American English money paid regularly by the government to people who have no jobon unemployment He’s been on unemployment for two months.COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshigh· They live in an area where unemployment is high.low· The area has the lowest unemployment in Europe.rising/falling unemployment· Rising unemployment led to more crime.mass unemployment (=when very large numbers of people are unemployed)· the mass unemployment of the 1930slong-term unemployment (=when people are unemployed for a long period of time)· It can be difficult to help people out of long-term unemployment.large-scale unemployment (=when a lot of people are unemployed)· Large-scale unemployment among young people could have terrible social consequences.massive unemployment· These measures could result in massive unemployment in the construction industry.serious/severe unemployment· After the pit closed, the town experienced severe unemployment.widespread unemployment (=in many places)· The collapse of the currency led to widespread unemployment.youth/male/female unemployment (=the number of young people/men/women unemployed)· Youth unemployment there has reached 50 percent.verbsreduce/cut/bring down unemployment· The government is spending more on projects to cut unemployment.cause unemployment· People blamed immigrants for causing unemployment.combat/fight unemployment· The government’s first priority is to combat unemployment.unemployment increases/rises· During their term in office unemployment increased by 50 percent.unemployment soars (=increases quickly to a high level)· The economic crisis has seen unemployment soar.phrasesa rise/increase in unemployment· The crisis meant a sharp rise in unemployment.a fall/reduction in unemployment· We are hoping to see a fall in unemployment.unemployment + NOUNthe unemployment rate· The unemployment rate was 17 percent.the unemployment level· The unemployment level among young people is rising.unemployment figures/statistics· They publish monthly unemployment figures for the UK.an unemployment blackspot British English (=an area where there is higher unemployment than in other places)· The town became an unemployment blackspot after the factory closure.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘big unemployment’. Say high unemployment.
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