Word · Frequency #1231
employ
/imˈplɒi/
noun
受雇；就业
The state of being an employee; employment.
- 1.
The state of being an employee; employment.
作为雇员的状态；就业。
作为雇员的状态；就业。；雇用
In use
He has been in the employ of the same company for over twenty years.
Many graduates are currently seeking employ in the field of renewable energy.
The agency specializes in finding employ for displaced workers.
Connections
Collocations
- in the employ of
- 受雇于；为……工作
- She has been in the employ of the company for ten years.她受雇于这家公司已有十年了。
- enter the employ of
- 开始受雇于；进入……工作
- He entered the employ of a local bank after graduation.他毕业后进入当地一家银行工作。
- leave the employ of
- 离开……；不再为……工作
- He left the employ of the firm to start his own business.他离开了那家公司，开始自己创业。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in the employ of
- 受雇于；为…工作She is in the employ of a large law firm.她受雇于一家大型律师事务所。
Synonyms
- employment
- 受雇的状态；就业 · ‘employ’作名词在现代英语中很少见，且正式、文学性强；日常谈论‘就业’时几乎都用‘employment’。二者可互换。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
employ名词意为“受雇、就业”。记住：employee是雇员，employer是雇主，employ本身是指受雇状态。想象你被列在工资单上：in employ。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面语、固定搭配 in someone's employ 作名词时通常用于 in someone's employ 等固定搭配，多出现在正式或书面语中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
下列词与 employ 押韵：boy、toy、joy、annoy、ploy（均以 /ɔɪ/ 结尾）。注意 avoid 是形似词：拼写相近，但读音为 /əˈvɔɪd/，结尾多了一个 /d/，因此不与 employ 押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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