中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
1.用，使用。
2.雇用。
3.使专心于，使忙于，使从事于。
短语和例子
employ one's time 使用时间。 the employed 雇工，雇员。 be employed 被雇，受雇；从事。 be employed in drinking 喝着酒。 employ everything in one's power 尽一切方法。 employ oneself in [on] …做(工作)，从事，时间花(在…)。
n.
1.使用。
2.雇用。
3.服务；工作；职业。
短语和例子
have many persons in one's employ 雇用着不少人。 in the employ of sb. ＝in sb.'s employ 受某人雇用。 out of employ失业。

the state of being employed or having a job; "they are looking for employment"; "he was in the employ of the city"
同义词：employment,

put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can''t use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn''t know how to use a computer"
同义词：use, utilize, utilise, apply,

engage or hire for work; "They hired two new secretaries in the department"; "How many people has she employed?"
同义词：hire, engage,

例句与用法

I left their employ after an argument .
我与他们争吵之后就辞掉了工作。

You could employ your spare time better .
你可以把闲暇时间利用得好些。

The police employed force to open the door .
警方强行把门打开了。

Tree thinning was employed in later years .
在以后几年进行间伐。

It then occurred to her to employ him in reading .
于是她想起让他来读书了。

The standardized fittings can be employed universally .
标准化零件可以通用。

How wisely we employed the new technologies .
我们对新技术的利用是多么巧妙。

He is suspected of employing trickery .
他有弄虚作假的嫌疑。

I'd known a gentleman where i was employed .
我在原先受雇的地方认识一位先生。

The agent was in the employ of a foreign country .
这个特工人员是外国雇佣的。