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。
失业的；待业的
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失业的；待业的
Having no paid job despite being able and willing to work
My neighbor has been unemployed for almost a year, but she still sends out job applications every week.
我的邻居失业将近一年了，但她仍然每周发出求职申请。
指人没有工作
有能力且愿意工作却无工作
Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
无用的；不工作的
Having no use, not doing work
未从事有酬职业
not engaged in a gainful occupation
The city opened a new help desk where unemployed residents can get career advice.
该市开设了一个新的服务台，失业居民可以在那里获得职业建议。
AI contextual example
Tom became unemployed when the company closed, so he decided to learn coding online.
公司关闭时汤姆失业了，于是他决定在线学习编程。
AI contextual example
unemployed workers marched on the capital
失业工人向首都游行示威。
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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。
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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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