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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

employ

英  [ɪmˈplɔɪ]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • employs , employing , employed

    1. [T 及物动词] 雇用

    If a person or company employs you, they pay you to work for them.

    近义词

    hire , recruit

    双语例句

    例：

    The company employs 18 workers.

    该公司雇用18位职工。

    例：

    More than 3,000 local workers are employed in the tourism industry.

    超过3000名本地工人受雇于旅游业。

    2. [T 及物动词] 使用

    If you employ certain methods, materials, or expressions, you use them.

    近义词

    use , utilize

    双语例句

    例：

    The group will employ a mix of tactics to achieve its aim.

    该团体将运用混合策略来实现其目标。

    例：

    The tactics the police are now to employ are definitely uncompromising.

    警方目前采取的策略绝无妥协之处。

    例：

    the language of vulgar speech employed as a political weapon.

    将市井语言用作一种政治武器。

    例：

    the approaches and methods employed in the study.

    在研究中采用的方法及手段。

    3. [T 及物动词] 利用

    If your time is employed in doing something, you are using the time you have to do that thing.

    双语例句

    例：

    Your time could be usefully employed in attending night classes.

    你可以有效地利用时间来上夜课。

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