1 the state of having a paid job 受雇:
to be in/out of employment有工作;失业This bank can give employment to ten extra staff.这家银行可以再聘请十名员工。It is difficult to find employment in the north of the country.这个国家的北部地区就业机会很少。☞ Look at unemployment and at the note at work ¹. 参看 unemployment 及 work^1 的注释。
2 (formal 正式) the use of sth 使用:
the employment of force使用武力
employment/ImˋplɔImənt; ImˈplɔImənt/n [U]1 when an organization, person, or company pays someone to do a job [ unemployment ] 雇用: in employment Are you in full-time employment ? 你有全职工作吗?+of We are opposed to the employment of children. 我们反对雇用童工。employment rights for part-time workers 兼职工人的就业权利find/seek/offer employment What are her chances of finding employment? 她找到工作的机会有多大?2 the number of people who have jobs 就业人数: Farm jobs represent 12% of the region's total employment. 农场工作占这个地区总就业人数的 12%。You’re never going to get full employment (=when everyone has a job). 要达到全面就业是不可能的。3 formal the use of a particular object or method to achieve something [ use ] 【正式】运用﹐使用: +of the employment of military force 使用武力
employmentemploymentemploymentsnoun (no plural)having a job that you are paid to do: It can be hard for young people to find employment .Look at unemployment.