Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #933
employment
就业；受雇
核心释义
反义词：unemployment
the state of being employed or having a job
- 1.
职业或工作,通常有报酬
The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- 2.
受雇或有工作的状态
the state of being employed or having a job
- 3.
雇用的行为
The act of employing.
- 4.
有报酬的职业
the occupation for which you are paid
- 5.
受雇的状态
The state of being employed.
- 6.
雇用,给予某人工作
the act of giving someone a job
- 7.
用途,目的
A purpose, a use.
- 8.
投入时间的活动
An activity to which one devotes time.
- 9.
就业人数或比例
The number or percentage of people at work.
工作；职业；就业（经济指标）；职业或工作,通常有报酬；受雇或有工作的状态；雇用的行为
用法In use
She found employment at a local bank.
用法提示：此句中 employment 作为名词，表示“工作”或“职业”。
The government is working to increase employment opportunities.
用法提示：此句中 employment 作为名词，表示“就业”状态或机会。
He signed an employment contract yesterday.
用法提示：此句中 employment 作为定语修饰 contract，表示“雇佣的”关系。
they are looking for employment
he is looking for employment
in employment
表示处于受雇状态。
She has been in employment for five years.
她已经就业五年了。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- full employment
- 充分就业
- The government aims to achieve full employment by next year.政府的目标是明年实现充分就业。
- gainful employment
- 有报酬的工作
- She finally found gainful employment after months of searching.经过几个月的寻找，她终于找到了有报酬的工作。
- employment rate
- 就业率
- The employment rate has been rising steadily this quarter.本季度就业率稳步上升。
- employment agency
- 职业介绍所
- He registered with several employment agencies to find a job.他在几家职业介绍所登记找工作。
- employment contract
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
策略之门通向就业
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：中性；语境：求职面试、工作场合、经济报告；注：适用于多数正式与日常场景，是标准用法。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ment ending and the stressed vowel /ɔɪ/, so they rhyme with 'employment'. However, note that many other -ment words like 'development' (/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/) and 'government' (/ˈɡʌvərmənt/) have different stressed vowels and do not rhyme.
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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