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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++em·ploy1 /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ ●●● S3 W2 verb [transitive] 1 BEJOB/WORKto pay someone to work for you 雇用 The factory employs over 2,000 people. 这家工厂雇用了2,000多名员工。employ somebody as something Kelly is employed as a mechanic. 凯利受雇当技工。employ somebody to do something We have been employed to look at ways of reducing waste. 我们受雇研究减少浪费的方法。 RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say give someone a job rather than employ someone, and have a job rather than be employed: 在日常英语中，人们一般说give someone a job不说employ someone ； 说have a job，不说be employedThey gave him a job delivering furniture. 他们给了他一份送家具的工作。He has a job at the factory. 他在工厂工作。2 USE somethingto use a particular object, method, skill etc in order to achieve something 使用，运用employ a method/technique/tactic etc The report examines teaching methods employed in the classroom. 这个报告探讨了课堂教学方法。► see thesaurus at use RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say use a method rather than employ a method. 在日常英语中，人们一般说use a method，不说employ a method。3 formalJOB/TASK to spend your time doing a particular thing 花时间做；忙于做be employed in (doing) something Her days are employed in gardening and voluntary work. 她的时间都花在搞园艺和做义工上。n Grammar Employ is usually passive in this meaning.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
employ• It produces 340 drugs and cosmetic products, including penicillin, antibiotics and aspirins. and employs 3,900 people.• Falkman employed a freelance expert to assist it.• The volatility of their earnings also made it hard for them to deal with the liability concerns raised by employing a student.• If you want to employ an attractive secretary how attractive does she have to be?• I was employed as a night-watchman by the local hospital.• Its principles could be employed by communities, too.• Anyone who might be interested in employing her should contact me.• Since he came out of prison no one will employ him.• The training plan Considerable effort and expense were employed in providing information and training to help boards get established.• The equipment employs laser beams to make the computer chips.• We have lively discussions which pleasantly employ our time and our thoughts.• A conservative policy implies that the firm is less aggressive in minimizing current assets and employing short-term debt.employ somebody as something• Kelly is currently employed as a motorcycle mechanic.employ a method/technique/tactic etc• Guthrie, on the other hand, employs a method designed to draw a composite.• In order to do this, we have to employ a method of understanding rooted in scientific principles that are universally accepted.• The many hours on the road give cyclists the opportunity to employ tactics varying from the subtle to the murderous.• To understand appearances we must therefore employ a method which gives us access to the underlying meanings, etc.be employed in (doing) something• By 1986 there were estimated to be about half as many people in informal work as are employed in the formal sector.• Landless peasants suited Doumer; they could be employed in mines or on rubber plantations, or to build roads and railways.• Some are employed in processing fish, such as canning and freezing, while others are manning and servicing the trawlers.• At the peak of the sugar-boom of the early 1870s a mere 40,000 workers were employed in the Czech sugar-factories.• The numbers to be employed in the raid provided something of a problem.• Inspectors, for the most part, are employed in the regions where they grew up.employ2 noun in somebody’s employ old-fashionedBE working for someone 受雇于某人，为某人工作 He had a number of servants in his employ. 他雇了几个仆人替他干活。Examples from the Corpus
employ• The simple fact that he was in her husband's employ gave her an advantage over him.From Longman Business Dictionaryemployem‧ploy /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ verb [transitive]HUMAN RESOURCES to pay someone to work for youThe company employs 2000 people worldwide.employ somebody as somethingHe is employed as a baggage handler at the airport.employ somebody to do somethingWe have employed consultants to look at ways of reducing waste. – If you employ or hire someone, you give them a job and pay them for the work they do She was hired as marketing director for a biotechnology firm. If you appoint someone, you choose them for a job, especially an important job Mr Schreiber has been appointed director of human resources. If you recruit people, you find new people to work for a company or organization It’s getting more and more difficult to recruit experienced staff. If you headhunt someone, you find a manager with the right skills and experience to do a particular job, often by persuading a suitable person to leave their present job rather than inviting people to apply for the job Rick was headhunted to become finance director of the company.→ See Verb tableOrigin employ1 (1400-1500) French emploier “to use”, from Latin implicare; → IMPLICATEem·ploy1 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1
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employ
em‧ploy1 S3 W2 /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ 
verb [transitive]
The factory employs over 2,000 people.
employ somebody as something
Kelly is employed as a mechanic.
employ somebody to do something
We have been employed to look at ways of reducing waste.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say give someone a job rather than employ someone, and have a job rather than be employed:
▪They gave him a job delivering furniture.
▪He has a job at the factory.
2. to use a particular object, method, skill etc in order to achieve something
employ a method/technique/tactic etc
The report examines teaching methods employed in the classroom.
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say use a method rather than employ a method.
3. [usually passive] formal to spend your time doing a particular thing
be employed in (doing) something
Her days are employed in gardening and voluntary work.
▪ use : Do you mind if I use your phone? | They rebuilt the church using local stone. | We use a range of different methods.
▪make use of something to use something that is available to you: Staff can make use of a wide range of facilities. | She made full use of her contacts within the organization.
▪employ formal to use a particular method or skill in order to achieve something: The surgeons employed a new technique. | They employed every means at their disposal (=every available method).
▪utilize formal to use something that is available to you, for a practical purpose: The company has developed a new way to utilize solar energy. | a better way of utilizing the space
▪exploit to use something as fully and effectively as possible, or to use something that will give you an advantage over your opponent: The country’s natural resources have not yet been fully exploited. | He was quick to exploit any weakness in his opponent’s argument.
▪apply to use something such as a method, idea, or system in a particular situation: New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process. | I wanted to apply the things that I had learned on the course.
▪draw on something to use information, knowledge, or experience that you have learned in the past: He was able to draw on his own experience as a diplomat when he was writing the book. | Journalists draw on information from many different sources.
▪resort to something to use violence, force, threats etc as a way of achieving something: Extremists on both sides resort to violence. | We are prepared to resort to force if necessary.
employ2 noun
He had a number of servants in his employ.
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verb [transitive] Word Family: noun: employee, employer, employment ≠ unemployment, unemployed, employ; adjective: employed ≠ unemployed, employable ≠ unemployable; verb: employ
1. to pay someone to work for you: employ somebody as something
employ somebody to do something
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In everyday English, people usually say give someone a job rather than employ someone, and have a job rather than be employed:
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2. to use a particular object, method, skill etc in order to achieve something
employ a method/technique/tactic etc
REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say use a method rather than employ a method.
3. [usually passive] formal to spend your time doing a particular thing
be employed in (doing) something
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noun Word Family: noun: employee, employer, employment ≠ unemployment, unemployed, employ; adjective: employed ≠ unemployed, employable ≠ unemployable; verb: employ
in sb’s employ old-fashioned working for someone: Getting a job 找工作
look for work找工作 look for/apply for/go for a job找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 get/pick up/complete/fill out/ ( BrE fill in an application (form)得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） send/email your( CV/BrE ( résumé/application/application form/covering letterNAmE 寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 be called for/have/attend an interview被要求参加／有／参加面试 offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 find/get/land a job找到工作 employ/ ( especially
NAmE hire/recruit/ ( especially
BrE take on staff/workers/trainees雇用员工／工人／实习生 recruit/appoint a manager招聘／任命经理
Doing a job 做工作
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 start/finish work/your shift开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 do/put in/work overtime加班 have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 do/get/have/receive training做／得到／接受培训 learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 cope with/manage/share/spread the workload应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 improve your/achieve a better work-life balance达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 have (no) job satisfaction/job security有／没有工作满足感／职业保障
Building a career 建立职业生涯
have a job/work/a career/a vocation有工作／事业／职业 find/follow/pursue/ ( especially
NAmE live (out) your vocation找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 enter/go into/join a profession加入一个行业 choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 change jobs/profession/career换工作／行业／职业 be/ ( both especially
BrE work/go freelance做自由职业 do/take on temp work/freelance work做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work做／从事／参与义务性工作
Leaving your job 离职
leave/ ( especially
NAmE quit/resign from your job离职；辞职 give up work/your job/your career放弃工作／事业 hand in your notice/resignation递交辞呈 plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.计划／预计六月／明年等退休 take early retirement提前退休
