1employ sb (in/on sth);employ sb (as sth) to pay sb to work for you 雇用:
He is employed as a lorry driver.他受雇当卡车司机。They employ 600 workers.他们雇用600个工人。Three people are employed on the task of designing a new computer system.有三个人被雇来从事设计新的计算机系统。☞ Look at unemployed. 参看 unemployed。
2 (formal 正式)employ sth (as sth) to use 使用:
In an emergency, an umbrella can be employed as a weapon.在紧急情况下,雨伞可以当作武器。
employ/ImˋplɔI; ImˈplɔI/v [T]1 to pay someone to do a job 雇用: The factory employs 2000 people. 这家工厂雇用了 2000 名员工。employ sb as sth He was employed as a teacher. 他受聘为教师。2 formal to use something【正式】使用﹐运用: The network employs the latest technology. 这个网络使用了最新的科技。
employemployemploysemployedemployingverb (employs, employing, employed)to pay somebody to do work for you: The factory employs 800 workers.Look at unemployed.