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