employ someone as
collocation雇用某人作为
The company employed her as a manager.
公司雇用她作为经理。
雇用
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雇用
To hire someone to work for you.
The company plans to employ more workers next year.
公司计划明年雇佣更多工人。
雇用某人作为员工。
To retain (someone) as an employee.
使用某人或某物来完成工作或任务。
To use (someone or something) for a job or task.
使忙碌；使专注。
To make busy; to preoccupy.
employ
Base
原形
employs
3rd person
第三人称单数
employing
-ing
现在分词
employed
Past
过去式
employed
Past participle
过去分词
They employ new staff every year.
他们每年雇佣新员工。
The company employed 500 people last year.
这家公司去年雇佣了500人。
The manager is employing a new assistant this week.
经理这周正在雇佣一名新助理。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She employed a new strategy to solve the problem.
她采用了一种新策略来解决问题。
He was employed by a large corporation.
他曾被一家大公司雇佣。
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雇用某人作为
The company employed her as a manager.
公司雇用她作为经理。
使用一种方法
They employed a new method to solve the problem.
他们使用了一种新方法来解决这个问题。
受雇于；从事
He is employed in the finance department.
他受雇于财务部门。
采用策略
The team employed a defensive strategy.
该团队采用了防守策略。
使用武力
The police had to employ force to control the crowd.
警察不得不使用武力来控制人群。
运用技巧
She employed a special technique for painting.
她运用了一种特殊的绘画技巧。
从事于，致力于
She employed herself in writing a novel.
她致力于写一部小说。
利用时间
He employed his time wisely by studying every day.
他每天学习，明智地利用时间。
把某物用作
They employed a large stone as a table.
他们把一块大石头当作桌子用。
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em（嗯）ploy（策略）：雇用员工要讲策略。
常见场景：workplace hiring、general usage of tools/resources 作为'雇用'时通常用于正式或职场语境；作为'使用'时较常见于正式或书面语，但也可用于日常。
All listed words rhyme with 'employ' in their stressed syllable: they have the /ɔɪ/ sound. No lookalikes are included.
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