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employ

/ɛmˈplɔɪ/KK

ɛm·plɔɪ

練發音
動詞
高中
難度 2 個音節、3 個義項
職涯
transitive
變化形
現在分詞

employing

過去分詞

employed

第三人稱單數

employs

過去式

employed

1.
雇用;聘用
常用

給某人工作並支付薪資

用法:通常接受詞為人或公司,也常接表示目的的不定詞片語

employ workers
employ someone to do something
be employed by a company
employ thousands of people
employ staff

The restaurant employs several university students on weekends.

那家餐廳週末雇用了幾名大學生。

2.
使用;運用
常用
正式

使用某種方法、技能或資源來達成目的

用法:此義通常接受詞為方法、策略、技術或資源,不是指雇用人員

employ a method
employ a technique
employ technology
employ every available resource
employ a strategy

The teacher employed a simple game to help students learn new words.

老師運用一個簡單的遊戲來幫助學生學習新單字。

3.
使忙於;佔用
較少用
正式

使某人忙於某事,或佔用某人的注意力

用法:常用被動形式表示某人正忙於某事

employ someone's time
employ someone's attention
be employed in doing something
be fully employed

The puzzle employed the children while their parents prepared dinner.

父母準備晚餐時,那個謎題讓孩子們忙了一陣子。

常見錯誤

The school employed many teachers since 2020.

The school has employed many teachers since 2020.

The company employed a new worker to.

The company employed a new worker.

The company employed me as a manager last year.

The company employed me as a manager last year.

The company employed to me last year.

The company employed me last year.

相關字詞
employee 同源詞
employer 同源詞
employment 同源詞
hire 近義
use 近義
學習提示

・表示「雇用」時,常見結構為「雇用某人」或「雇用某人做某事」。

・表示「使用」時,語氣通常比日常用的「使用」更正式;一般對話多使用較普通的近義詞。

・不要把表示雇用的此字和名詞「員工」或「雇主」混用。

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