Word · Frequency #2830
unemployed
/ˌʌnemˈplɔɪd/
adjective
失业的；待业的
核心释义
指人没有工作
Having no paid job despite being able and willing to work
- 1.
有能力且愿意工作却无工作
Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
- 2.
无用的；不工作的
Having no use, not doing work
- 3.
未从事有酬职业
not engaged in a gainful occupation
未使用的；闲置的；有能力且愿意工作却无工作；无用的；不工作的；未从事有酬职业；失业的
用法In use
My neighbor has been unemployed for almost a year, but she still sends out job applications every week.
用法提示：unemployed 作表语，表示“失业的”。
The city opened a new help desk where unemployed residents can get career advice.
用法提示：unemployed 作定语修饰 residents，表示“失业的”。
Tom became unemployed when the company closed, so he decided to learn coding online.
用法提示：unemployed 与 became 连用，作表语，表示“失业的”。
unemployed workers marched on the capital
be unemployed
用 be 动词 + unemployed 表示处于失业状态，常与 for/since 引导的时间状语连用。
She has been unemployed for six months.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the unemployed
- 失业者（群体）
- The government has promised to create jobs for the unemployed.政府承诺为失业者创造就业机会。
- unemployed workers
- 失业工人
- Unemployed workers can apply for financial assistance.失业工人可以申请经济援助。
- become unemployed
- 失业；失去工作
- He became unemployed after the factory closed.工厂倒闭后他失业了。
- long-term unemployed
- 长期失业的
- The program aims to help the long-term unemployed find work.该项目旨在帮助长期失业者找到工作。
- unemployed youth
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
unemployed 通常不用比较级；表示“一个失业者”应说 an unemployed person，不可单说 an unemployed。
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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