[im'plɔi]
employ
雇用,使用

词形变化:

动词过去式:employed 过去分词:employed 现在分词:employing 第三人称单数:employs 形容词:employable 名词:employability

例句与用法:

  1. He has fifteen workers in his employ.
    他雇佣的工人有十五名。
  2. Our company employed about one hundred people.
    我们公司雇佣了大约一百人。
  3. The children were employed in weeding the garden.
    孩子们忙着给花园除草。
  4. The police had to employ force to break up the crowd.
    警察不得不使用武力驱散人群。

英英解释:

名词 employ:

  1. the state of being employed or having a job
  2. 同义词:employment

动词 employ:

  1. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
  2. 同义词:use, utilize, utilise, apply
  3. engage or hire for work
  4. 同义词:hire, engage