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TOEFL BNC: 1231 COCA: 1962

employ

Word family 
Related topics: Employment
em·ploy1 /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ ●●● S3 W2 verb [transitiveT]  
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。
 Register
In 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 employed
They 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。
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 Register
In 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.
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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。
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in somebody’s employ• Mr. Morton had a number of servants in his employ.
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employ• The simple fact that he was in her husband's employ gave her an advantage over him.
From Longman Business Dictionary
employem·ploy /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ verb [transitiveT]HUMAN RESOURCES
to pay someone to work for you
The company employs 2000 people worldwide.
employ somebody as something
He is employed as a baggage handler at the airport.
employ somebody to do something
We have employed consultants to look at ways of reducing waste.
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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.
Origin employ1
(1400-1500) French emploier “to use”, from Latin implicare; → IMPLICATE
em·ploy1 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1
→REGISTER2employ2 noun
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TOEFL BNC: 1231 COCA: 1962
employ

verb¹

 1pay sb to work雇用ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤actively, directly積極／直接雇用◇By 1960 the arms industry directly employed 3.5 million people.到 1960 年，軍事工業直接雇用 350 萬人。➤indirectly間接雇用➤currently當前雇用◇Mark is currently employed as a Professor of Linguistics.馬克目前受聘擔任語言學教授。PREPOSITION➤in受雇於⋯領域◇A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.勞動人口中一大部份受雇於農業。PHRASES➤be fully employed被全職雇用▸➤be gainfully employed有報酬地受雇◇Those not gainfully employed are dependent on their savings.那些沒有工作報酬的人靠積蓄度日。➤be permanently employed, be temporarily employed長期／臨時受雇▸➤be irregularly employed, be regularly employed不定期／定期受雇
employ

verb²

 2use使用ADVERB➤commonly, extensively, frequently, often, regularly, widely普遍／廣為／頻繁／經常／定期／廣泛使用◇The safety net is an image commonly employed in everyday life.安全網是日常生活中廣為使用的一個形象比喻。➤generally, primarily, routinely, typically, usually一般／主要／定期／典型地／通常使用於➤increasingly越來越多地使用◇Self-checkout terminals are increasingly employed by retailers.自助結賬終端為越來越多的零售商所用。➤effectively, successfully, usefully有效地／成功地／有益地利用➤properly恰當使用◇When properly employed, non-lethal weapons will save lives.恰當地使用非致命性武器將減少死亡人數。
employ

verb³

 3be employed be busy doing sth忙於ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤better從事⋯更為適當◇Your time would be better employed doing something else.做些別的事，你的時間會花得更值。➤busily, usefully忙着⋯；有效從事⋯PREPOSITION➤in忙於◇Will and Joe were busily employed in clearing out all the furniture.威爾和喬正忙於處理掉所有的傢具。
TOEFL BNC: 1231 COCA: 1962
employ verb
⇨ employ (How many people does the company employ?) ⇨ use 1 (employ tactics/force) ⇨ be employed ⇨ work 2 employ

verb

  ➡ See also the entry for appoint 另见appoint条employ ♦︎ hire ♦︎ recruit ♦︎ sign ♦︎ contract ♦︎ engage ♦︎ retain ♦︎ take sb onThese words all mean to give sb a job to do for payment. 这些词均表示雇用、聘用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / engage / retain / take on sb as sth◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / contract / engage / retain / take on sb to do sth◆to hire / recruit / sign sb from a place / company / group◆to employ / hire / recruit / contract / take on workers / staff◆to employ / hire / recruit a manager◆to employ / hire / engage / retain a lawyer◆to sign / contract a player◆to engage / retain sb's services■ employ [transitive] to have sb working for you for payment; to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆How many people does the company employ?这家公司雇用了多少人？◆A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.已雇用了一些人来处理积压下来的工作。  see also be employed ⇨ work verb 2 , employer ⇨ manager , employment ⇨ work noun 2 ■ hire [transitive, intransitive] (especially NAmE) to give sb a job; to find new people to work for a company or organization 雇用；聘用；（公司或机构）招工◆She was hired three years ago.她是三年前录用的。◆He does the hiring and firing in our company.他在我们公司负责员工的聘用和辞退。◆We're not hiring right now.目前我们不招工。ⓘ In both British and American English hire also means 'to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job'. 在英式和美式英语中，hire也有临时雇用之义◆They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.他们请了一家咨询公司设计新系统。 OPP fire ⇨ fire verb ■ recruit rɪˈkruːt [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to find new people to join a company, an organization or the armed forces （公司或机构）招收（新成员）；（部队）征募（新兵）；纳新◆The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.警察机关正试图从少数民族中征募更多的警员。◆They recruited several new members to the club.他们吸纳了几名俱乐部新会员。◆He is responsible for recruiting at all levels.他负责各级征募工作。   see also recruit ⇨ recruit noun ■ sign [transitive, intransitive] to arrange for sb, especially a musician or sports player, to sign a contract agreeing to work for your company or team; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company or team （和⋯）签约；应聘◆The team has just signed a new goalkeeper.该队刚刚和一名新守门员签约了。◆ (BrE) He signed for United yesterday.他昨天和联队签约了。◆ (especially NAmE) He signed with the San Francisco 49ers.他和旧金山49人队签了约。◆The band signed with Virgin Records.乐队同维京唱片公司签了约。■ contract kənˈtrækt [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service, especially for a limited period of time 与⋯订立（有限期的）合同（或契约）◆The player is contracted to play until August.这名球员的签约合同8月份到期。◆Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.几名计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。ⓘ In this meaning contract is usually followed by to. In American English it is sometimes followed by with. 表达此义时，contract通常后接to，在美式英语中有时后接with◆He can't work for them because he is contracted with another company.他因与另一家公司已签约，所以不能为他们工作。   see also contract ⇨ contract noun ■ engage ɪnˈgeɪdʒ [transitive] (formal, especially BrE) to employ sb to do a particular job 雇用；聘用◆He is currently engaged as a consultant.他目前被聘作顾问。◆We will have to engage the services of a translator.我们得聘一名翻译人员。■ retain rɪˈteɪn [transitive] (law 法律) to pay money regularly or in advance to a professional person such as a lawyer, so that they will do work for you when you need them to 聘用，委托（律师等专业人士）◆You will need to retain the services of a lawyer.你将需要聘请一位律师。◆You will be paid a retaining fee.你将收到预付辩护费。ⓘ A lawyer, etc. can be retained by a member of the public as well as by a company; sb who is retained may do work for other people or companies as well. * retain a lawyer指由个人或公司聘用律师。被聘用者仍可接受其他人或其他公司的委托。■ ˌtake sb ˈon

phrasal verb

(took, taken)to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆We're not taking on any new staff at present.目前我们不招收新员工。 OPP lay sb off ⇨ fire verb
TOEFL BNC: 1231 COCA: 1962

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