employee
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++em·ploy·ee /ɪmˈplɔɪ-iː, ˌemplɔɪˈiː/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] BEWORKERsomeone who is paid to work for someone else 受雇者，雇员 SYN worker a government employee 政府雇员n COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa full-time/part-time employeeWe now have 110 full-time employees.a permanent/temporary employeeSome of the temporary employees were later hired as permanent staff.a senior/junior employeeThe company also offers substantial bonuses to senior employees.a male/female employeeThe majority of the female employees are under 30.a former employeeThe company is being sued by three former employees.a retired employeeThey are for an increase in pension payments to retired employees.verbshave employeesThe Birmingham-based company has over 200 employees.recruit employees (=offer them jobs)We are recruiting employees for our IT division.lay off employees (=stop employing them because there is no work for them to do)Unions fear that many part-time employees will be laid off.make employees redundant (=stop employing them because there is no work for them to do)Crossways was nearing bankruptcy and had to make 720 employees redundant.dismiss/sack an employee (=stop employing them because they have behaved badly or broken a rule)Seven employees were dismissed for misconduct.an employee joins a company/firm etcEmployees who join the firm after April receive a percentage of the annual bonus.an employee leavesWhen a senior employee leaves the company, we hold an exit interview.Examples from the Corpus
employee• We are a multi-national corporation with 140,000 employees worldwide.• It laid off about 90 of its 170 employees.• Employees of American Airlines get generous reductions on the cost of flights.• Sara gets an employee discount at Carson's.• An employee needs to show that he has been in two years continuous employment.• The restrooms are for employees only.• a government employee.• Charles Fanniel, the union president, would prefer the comfort of guaranteed jobs for his employees.• Laid-off employees, of which there have been 105 since January, each received a severance package and a computer.• It is found that receipts are stamped with a firm's name and merely initialled by a cashier or other employee.• Now fairly standard practice across the country, the employee magazine was new to us when it was suggested.From Longman Business Dictionaryemployeeem‧ploy‧ee /ɪmˈplɔɪˌiː, ˌemplɔɪˈiː/ noun [countable]HUMAN RESOURCESJOB someone who is paid to work for an organization, especially someone who has a job of low rankA large proportion of the company’s employees work outside the UK.Managers and employees met several times to discuss our organisation structure. → public employeeem·ploy·ee noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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employee
em‧ploy‧ee S2 W2 /ɪmˈplɔɪ-iː, ˌemplɔɪˈiː/
noun [countable]
SYN worker:
a government employee
■ adjectives
▪a full-time/part-time employee We now have 110 full-time employees.
▪a permanent/temporary employee Some of the temporary employees were later hired as permanent staff.
▪a senior/junior employee The company also offers substantial bonuses to senior employees.
▪a male/female employee The majority of the female employees are under 30.
▪a former employee The company is being sued by three former employees.
▪a retired employee They are for an increase in pension payments to retired employees.
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▪have employees The Birmingham-based company has over 200 employees.
▪recruit employees (=offer them jobs) We are recruiting employees for our IT division.
▪lay off employees (=stop employing them because there is no work for them to do) Unions fear that many part-time employees will be laid off.
▪make employees redundant (=stop employing them because there is no work for them to do) Crossways was nearing bankruptcy and had to make 720 employees redundant.
▪dismiss/sack an employee (=stop employing them because they have behaved badly or broken a rule) Seven employees were dismissed for misconduct.
▪an employee joins a company/firm etc Employees who join the firm after April receive a percentage of the annual bonus.
▪an employee leaves When a senior employee leaves the company, we hold an exit interview.
▪ worker someone who does a particular type of job, or someone who works for an organization but is not a manager: a post-office worker | The workers are threatening to go on strike. | The report shows that male manual workers earn twice as much as female workers.
▪employee someone who has a job, especially a permanent job, with a particular company or organization: Employees of the airline get generous reductions on the cost of flights.
▪member of staff/staff member one of the people who work for a company, organization, school etc - used especially in official contexts: Training opportunities are available to all members of staff. | Several staff members complained about his increasing strange behaviour.
▪colleague (also coworker especially American English) someone you work with – use this especially about people who do professional jobs in offices, schools etc: I’d like you to meet a colleague of mine, Jean-Michel Blanc. | What should you do if a co-worker is injured?
▪workforce all the people that work in a country, industry, or large organization: Women make up 41% of the workforce.
▪staff all the people who work in a company, organization, school etc: The staff were clearly worried about rumours of job losses. | sales staff
em‧ploy‧ee S2 W2 /ɪmˈplɔɪ-iː, ˌemplɔɪˈiː/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: employee, employer, employment ≠ unemployment, unemployed, employ; adjective: employed ≠ unemployed, employable ≠ unemployable; verb: employ
someone who is paid to work for someone else SYN worker:
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