employment

英 [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt]

美 [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt]

n. 工作; 职业; 受雇; 就业; 雇用

复数：employments　

Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.933 / COCA.2534

牛津词典

noun

工作；职业；受雇
work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed
1. to be in paid employment
  有拿工资的工作
2. full-time/part-time employment
  全职 / 兼职工作
3. conditions/terms of employment
  雇用条件 / 条款
4. Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.
  毕业生感到找工作越来越难。
5. pensions from previous employments
  以前工作的退休金
就业
the situation in which people have work
1. The government is aiming at full employment .
  政府在力求达到全面就业。
2. Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.
  耕作方法的改变严重影响了这个地区的就业。
雇用
the act of employing sb
1. The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills.
  法律禁止棉纺厂雇用十岁以下的童工。
使用；利用
the use of sth
1. the employment of artillery in the capture of the town
  在攻城时使用大炮

N-UNCOUNT 就业;在职
Employmentis the fact of having a paid job.
1. She was unable to find employment...
  她没能找到工作。
2. He regularly drove from his home to his place of employment.
  他定期开车往返于家和工作地点之间。
N-UNCOUNT 雇用
Employmentis the fact of employing someone.
1. ...the employment of children under nine.
  对不满9岁的儿童的雇用
N-UNCOUNT 工作;职业
Employmentis the work that is available in a country or area.
1. ...economic policies designed to secure full employment.
  旨在确保充分就业的经济政策

noun

the occupation for which you are paid
1. he is looking for employment
2. a lot of people are out of work
Synonym:work
the act of using
1. he warned against the use of narcotic drugs
2. skilled in the utilization of computers
Synonym:useusageutilizationutilisationexercise
the act of giving someone a job
Synonym:engagement
the state of being employed or having a job
1. they are looking for employment
2. he was in the employ of the city
Synonym:employ

I feel that women in all types of employment can benefit from joining a union.
我认为女性无论从事什么工作，加入工会都是有好处的。
She was unable to find employment
她没能找到工作。
They had a right to seek alternative employment.
他们有权另谋高就。
More local employment will be created, particularly in service industries
当地会创造出更多的就业机会，尤其是服务行业。
The Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.
劳工大臣表示，改革将带来新的就业机会。
They want secure, waged employment.
他们想要稳定的、有工资的工作。
She was seventeen and she had no education or employment
她17岁，未受过教育，也没有工作。
The employment department has undergone several metamor-phoses.
就业部已经经历了数次改革。
Senate employees could take their employment grievances to another branch of government
参议院的雇员可以向别的政府部门申诉工作问题。
Her husband became much more positive and was soon back in full-time employment.
她丈夫自信大增，不久便重新开始全职工作。