Word · Frequency #1231
employ
受雇；就业
核心释义
The state of being an employee; employment.
- 1.
作为雇员的状态；就业。
The state of being an employee; employment.
作为雇员的状态；就业。；雇用
用法In use
He has been in the employ of the same company for over twenty years.
用法提示：此处employ作为名词，表示‘雇用’的状态。
Many graduates are currently seeking employ in the field of renewable energy.
用法提示：此处employ作为名词，表示‘工作’或‘雇用机会’。
The agency specializes in finding employ for displaced workers.
用法提示：此处employ作为名词，指‘就业’或‘雇用’。
in sb's employ
sb's 处用所有格或物主代词，表示雇主是谁，如 in his employ、in my employ。
He has been in my employ for over ten years.
他受我雇用已经十多年了。
in the employ of sb
of 后接雇主，可以是个人、公司或机构，如 in the employ of the government。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- in the employ of
- 受雇于；为…工作
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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