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词汇 employment
释义 employment
noun[ U ]
uk /ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ us /ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

employmentnoun[U] (WORK)


B1
the fact of someone being paid to work for a company or organization: 受雇;就业
Employment levels are unlikely to rise significantly before the end of next year.在明年年底之前就业率很难有大幅度上升。
How long have you been looking for employment?你找工作已经找了多长时间了?
 be in employmentUKformal
to have a job: 有工作,在职
Are you in employment at the moment?你现在有工作吗?
Your contract will set out the terms and conditions of your employment.你的合同会详细说明聘用条款。
It doesn't seem likely that we will see a return to full employment in the near future.
Some economists think that full employment in Europe is an unattainable goal.
More and more young people are leaving rural areas to find employment in the cities.
The new factory will provide employment for about a hundred local people.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Applying for a job
acqui-hire
advertisement
anoint
anointed
applicant
assign
EDIB
elect
employ
employable
employment agency
equality, diversity and inclusion
nomination
nominee
referee
rehire
reinstate
reinstatement
relocation expenses
resume

employmentnoun[U] (USE)


formal
use: 使用;利用
employment ofHow can you justify the employment of capital punishment?你如何证明实行死刑的正当性?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Using and misusing
adopt
adoption
avail
avail yourself of something
be/go heavy on somethingidiom
exhaust
go into something
go through
gobble something up
make capital out of somethingidiom
max
spare
spent
swallow
tap
turn to someone/something
turn/use something to good accountidiom
unblock
underuse
underused

employment | American Dictionary


employment
noun[ U ]
us/ɪmˈplɔɪ·mənt/

employmentnoun[U] (USE)


the use of something for a particular purpose:
She studied advertisers’ employment of images in food ads.

employmentnoun[U] (WORK)


work, esp. for someone else, for which you are paid, or a period of work:
After leaving Pearson, it took Friedman months to find new employment.

employment | Business English


employment
noun[ U ]
uk /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/us
work that you are paid to do for a particular company or organization:
find/look for/seek employmentIf you are unemployed but you are actively seeking employment, you may qualify for benefits.
take up/gain/secure employmentAlmost half of the participants gained employment after completing the training program.
provide/create/generate employmentThese attractions provide employment for local people and create business for local shops and cafes.
Today the terminal offers employment to around 500 people.
casual/full-time/part-time employment
seasonal/temporary employment
permanent/continuous employment
employment opportunities/prospectsMany rural workers have moved to the cities to seek better employment opportunities and improved living conditions.
employment agreement/contractUnder the terms of her employment contract she is entitled to five weeks paid vacation per year.
the number of people who have jobs, or the ability to provide jobs to other people:
high/low/full employmentAn unemployment rate below 5% is considered full employment.
employment rises/fallsGlasgow had economic growth above the UK average and employment rising faster than anywhere outside London.
employment rates/levels/growthThe state reported employment growth of 3.1% during the past year, with the creation of 438,000 non-farm jobs.
employment data/figures/recordsThe dollar plunged against the euro, despite Friday's strong employment figures.
boost/increase employmentPoliticians hope to boost employment by introducing a new tax credit for employers.
  in employment
having a job:
An employee must have been in continuous employment for two years to be eligible for a redundancy payment.
The number of people in employment had risen by 315,000.

Compare


unemployment

See also


precarious employment

Examples of employment


employment
The majority of such employments involved day labour and lower-skilled crafts, like those of tailoring and shoemaking.
If these two employments of practical reason were our only recourse, we would find ourselves in constant turmoil and would be forced in the most difficult circumstances to selfdestruct.
They first wanted to be included in the subsidiary employments.
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You go down the scale to raw materials affecting all manner of employments which are not themselves classified as munition work.
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The tax will not apply to professions, offices or employments.
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Does it take into account the traditional connection between some employments and the members of one or another religious persuasion?
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He gave striking reasons in pointing out that in certain skilled employments apprentices of an earlier age were not taken.
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Therefore, they will know, once they leave their civil employments or student courses, that they are going in for a fixed and definite period.
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The remainder were placed in or found employments of other kinds.
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A list of the employments concerned will shortly be published.
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I recognise that in the times in which we live women take their place in many employments.
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We have not been told that there will be an offer here of four alternative employments before the compulsion takes effect.
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In return a reduction, commonly called "the rebate", is made to the national insurance contributions for contracted-out employments.
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I think evasions are far commoner in ether employments than in street trading.
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I think that is both just and expedient, and will do a great deal to equalise the sick claim in employments.
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Collocations withemployment


employment

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alternative employment
Collecting and investing this rental income, besides freeing excess inputs, could generate alternativeemployment alongside a profitable fishing industry.
census of employment
The extra burden on employers of also collecting this information in the census of employment would not be justified.
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civilian employment
A serving officer is not normally allowed to take up civilianemployment before he has been officially released from military service.
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