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。