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