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em.ploy[ɪm`plɔɪ; imˈplɔi]《源自拉丁文“包在里面”“雇用”的意思》及物动词1 a. 雇用, 使用< 人> The company ~s 500 workers.这家公司雇有五百名职工He is ~ed in a bank [at a gasworks].他受雇于银行 [煤气工厂] 【同义字】■ employ 正式而持续性地雇用专任职员■ hire 临时性地雇用人, 一般指个人的雇用 b. 雇用< 人> < 为…> They ~ed him as a consultant.他们雇用他为顾问2 (文语)a. 运用, 使用 < 东西, 手段等> ~ a new method采用新方法He ~ed a new theory to solve the problem.他运用新理论去解决该问题b. 使用 < 东西, 手段> < 作为…> ~ a club as a weapon用棍棒作为武器3 (文语)把 < 时间、精力等> 耗费[在…] [in, on, for]She ~ed her spare time in knitting.她把余暇时间用在编织上4 [~ oneself](文语)从事[in]In the evening, I ~ed myself in reading.傍晚我把时间花在阅读上He was ~ed in copying letters.他忙于抄写信件不可数名词(文语)雇用be in a person's ~ = be in the ~ of a person受雇于某人 |