employ
gb/ɪmplˈɔɪ/ us/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
A2
英语
~ 1300
义项
0 个义项
动词
A2
action
1
Hire someone for a job
To pay someone to do a job for you.
用法模式：
to employ [someone] as [a job]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'employ' with 'apply'. 'Employ' means to give someone a job, not to ask for one.
近义词
hire (More common in everyday speech; 'employ' is slightly more formal.)
反义词
fire (Means to remove someone from their job, the opposite of hiring.)
搭配
employ staff
|employ workers
|employ a manager
|employ skilled labor
主题
business
|work
|employment
例句
- The company plans to employ 50 new workers this year.
- We decided to employ her as our office manager.
- Many factories in the area employ migrant labor.
学习者例句
- My father employs ten people in his shop.
- They employ a new teacher every year.
- The hotel employs many students in the summer.
动词
B1
action
2
Use something effectively
To use something like a plan, skill, or tool to do something.
用法模式：
to employ [a method/technique/tool]
常见错误：
Learners may overuse 'employ' instead of simpler 'use' in informal contexts, making speech sound unnatural.
近义词
use ('Use' is more common and general; 'employ' is more formal or deliberate.)
反义词
ignore (To not make use of something when it could be used.)
搭配
employ a strategy
|employ force
|employ technology
主题
general
|methods
|problem-solving
|core_vocabulary
|work
例句
- The teacher employed several new techniques to help the students learn.
- We must employ all available resources to complete the project on time.
- The artist employed bright colors to create a cheerful mood.
学习者例句
- He employed a new way to fix the car.
- We employed a map to find the park.
- She employed her skills to make the cake.
名词
formal
C1
state
3
State of being employed by someone
The state of working for someone and getting paid.
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this rare noun form with the verb form; it's mostly used in formal or legal contexts.
近义词
employment ('Employment' is more common; 'employ' as a noun is rare and formal.)
反义词
unemployment (The state of not having paid work.)
搭配
in someone's employ
|remain in employ
主题
business
|work
例句
- She has been in the company's employ for over ten years.
- During his employ at the firm, he developed several successful projects.
- Few people remain in the long-term employ of one organization today.
学习者例句
- He is in the employ of a bank.
- She stayed in their employ for five years.
- I was in his employ last year.
语法
词典原形
employ
IPA
GB/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
US/ɪmplˈɔɪ/
音节与重音
em - ploy （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (ploy)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: employ
- 3rd Person Singular: employs
- Present Participle: employing
- Past: employed
词族
Forms
employs
verb
employing
verb
employed
verb
Core family
Related words
employable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unemployed
adjective B1
unemployment
noun B1
Advanced or less common
employability
noun
相关表达
gainful employment
1/ɡˈeɪnfəl ɪmplˈɔɪmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
Paid work that provides income
A job that pays you enough to live on.
例句
- After months of searching, he finally found gainful employment.
- Many graduates struggle to secure gainful employment after college.
in someone's employ
1/ˈɪn sˈʌmwˌʌnz ɪmplˈɔɪ/
fixed phrase
formal
Working for someone
Working for and being paid by someone.
例句
- She has been in the company's employ for over a decade.
- During his time in their employ, he learned valuable skills.