Employment Paid ɪmˈplɔɪmənt People Formal Job Work Full
The flashcard explains 'employment' as having a paid job, the act of employing someone, or the general job market. It provides numerous example sentences and usage notes, including formal and informal contexts.
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]就业；在职Employment is the fact of having a paid job.
She was unable to find employment...
她没能找到工作。
He regularly drove from his home to his place of employment.
他定期开车往返于家和工作地点之间。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]雇用Employment is the fact of employing someone.
...the employment of children under nine.
对不满9岁的儿童的雇用
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]工作；职业Employment is the work that is available in a country or area.
...economic policies designed to secure full employment.
旨在确保充分就业的经济政策
Oxford
em·ploy·ment★/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt; NAmEɪmˈplɔɪmənt/noun1★[uncountable , countable ]work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed 工作；职业；受雇◆to be in paid employment有拿工资的工作◆full-time/part-time employment全职╱兼职工作◆conditions/terms of employment雇佣条件╱条款◆Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.毕业生感到找工作越来越难。◆pensions from previous employments以前工作的退休金☞synonyms at
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2★[uncountable ]the situation in which people have work 就业◆The government is aiming at full employment.政府在力求达到全面就业。◆Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.耕作方法的改变严重影响了这个地区的就业。OPP
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3[uncountable ]the act of employing sb 雇用◆The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills.法律禁止棉纺厂雇用十岁以下的童工。4[uncountable ]employment(of sth) ( formal) the use of sth 使用；利用◆the employment of artillery in the capture of the town在攻城时使用大炮employmentemploymentsem·ploy·ment/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt; NAmEɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
1the condition of having a paid job: She was offered employment in the sales office. terms and conditions of employmentemployment opportunities/prospects The employment prospects for science graduates are excellent. Steve’s still looking for full-time employment. the needs of women who combine paid employment and care for their familiesin employment 21.7% of all those in employment were in part-time jobs.► see thesaurus at
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2the act of paying someone to work for youemployment of Mexican law prohibits the employment of children under 14.3the number of people who have jobsOPP unemployment: Nationwide employment now stands at 95%.full employment (=a situation in which everyone has a job) Many economists consider full employment an unrealistic goal.4formal the use of a particular object, method, skill etc to achieve somethingemployment of Was the employment of force justified?COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1, 2 & 3adjectivespaid employment (=a job for which you receive money)· 51% of women return to paid employment within 5 years of having a child.full-time/part-time employment· Mike is in full-time employment, but his wife is not working.permanent/temporary employment· university graduates entering permanent employment for the first timelong-term/regular employment (=working for the same company for a long time)· She finally found regular employment at a hospital in York.continuous employment (=working all the time, without any periods being unemployed)· You can join the pension scheme after two years of continuous employment with the company.verbsgive/offer somebody employment· He was offered employment in the company’s main office.provide employment (=offer jobs to people)· The new power station will provide employment for around 400 people.create employment (=make new jobs)· The government is trying to stimulate the economy and create employment.find/get employment· The men hope to find employment in the construction industry.obtain/secure employment formal (=get employment)· He found it difficult to obtain employment because of his criminal record.look for employment (also seek employment formal)· My son had to leave the farm and seek employment elsewhere.employment + NOUNemployment opportunities (=jobs that are available for people to apply for)· There are very few employment opportunities in the area.employment prospects (=someone’s chances of getting a job)· Better qualifications will improve your employment prospects.employment rights (=the rights that someone has in their job)· Part-time workers don’t have the same employment rights as full-time staff.employment levels (=the number of people employed in an area)· Employment levels in the region are above the national average.employment conditions (also conditions of employment) (=details about someone’s employment such as how much they are paid, how much holiday they get etc)· All workers have a right to a fair wage and decent conditions of employment.an employment contract (also a contract of employment) (=an official document stating the details about someone’s employment)· There is a clause in your employment contract covering holiday entitlement.employment terms (also terms of employment) (=the details about someone’s employment that are written in their employment contract, including rules that they must follow)· It’s in the terms of their employment that they can’t go on strike.phrasesloss of employment· Closure of the factory will lead to a substantial loss of employment.somebody’s place of employment formal (=the building where they work)· They had a long journey to their place of employment.
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职业(55%)，雇用(28%)，使用(17%)
n.使用；职业；雇用
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