英语词汇“employ”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To employ means to use something or hire someone to work. You can employ a saw to cut a board or employ a tutor to teach you math. You can even employ your talents in study and activities.

The Latin source of employ is the word implicāre, which literally means to enfold or be connected with. This ties in with the verb employ, which is transitive and needs a direct object. (You can't just say "I will employ — you have to employ something.) The word also suggests using something for a specific purpose: you can employ someone for a job or find something in which to employ your own interests.

WORD FAMILY

employ: employable, employed, employee, employer, employing, employment, employs+/employable: employables, unemployable/employed: self-employed, underemployed, unemployed/employee: employees/employer: employers/employment: employments, unemployment/unemployment: unemployments

USAGE EXAMPLES

It will not be easy for the gardeners employed by cities to turn to more sustainable methods.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

Big companies like Ford and International Business Machines Corp., as well as government agencies and especially the Department of Defense, all employ futurists.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017)

Those who employ it frequently fail to formulate additional planks for their arguments.

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

1v put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Syn|Hypo

apply, use, utilise, utilize
apply, practice, use

avail oneself to

commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

play

employ in a game or in a specific position

play

use or move

pull out all the stops

use all resources available

assign, put

attribute or give

ply

use diligently

address

address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

waste

use inefficiently or inappropriately

misapply, misuse

apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly

avail

use to one's advantage

overdrive, overuse

make use of too often or too extensively

cannibalise, cannibalize

use parts of something to repair something else

recycle, reprocess, reuse

use again after processing

exploit, work

use or manipulate to one's advantage

exploit, tap

draw from; make good use of

extend, strain

use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

exercise, exert

put to use

enjoy

have benefit from

take

travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route

use jointly or in common

put to work, work

cause to work

implement

apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design

fall back, recur, resort

have recourse to

exercise, work, work out

give a workout to

warm up

cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles

maximise, maximize

make the most of

consecrate, vow

dedicate to a deity by a vow

rededicate

dedicate anew

promote

change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent

repose

put or confide something in a person or thing

rehash

present or use over, with no or few changes

make hay

turn to one's advantage

play

use to one's advantage

harness

exploit the power of

mine

get from the earth by excavation

quarry

extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

overexploit

exploit excessively

commercialize

exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality

milk

exploit as much as possible

overextend, overstrain

strain excessively

task, tax

use to the limit

avail, help

take or use

feed, prey

profit from in an exploitatory manner

computerise, computerize, cybernate

control a function, process, or creation by a computer

reclaim, recover

reuse (materials from waste products)

double up

share a room or a bed designed for only one person

pool

combine into a common fund

communalise, communalize

make something the property of the commune or community

rack

put on a rack and pinion

exploit, overwork

work excessively hard

apply

apply oneself to

use

seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

2v engage or hire for work

How many people has she employed?

Syn|Ant|Hypo

engage, hire

can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate

terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

featherbed

hire more workers than are necessary

fill

appoint someone to (a position or a job)

engage

ask to represent; of legal counsel

ship

hire for work on a ship

contract, sign, sign on, sign up

engage by written agreement

rat

employ scabs or strike breakers in

farm out, job, subcontract

arranged for contracted work to be done by others

contract out

assign a job to someone outside one's own business

3n the state of being employed or having a job

he was in the employ of the city

Syn|Ant|Hyper

employment

unemployment

the state of being unemployed or not having a job

state

the way something is with respect to its main attributes

单词	employ
释义	employ (once / 33 pages) vn To employ means to use something or hire someone to work. You can employ a saw to cut a board or employ a tutor to teach you math. You can even employ your talents in study and activities. The Latin source of employ is the word implicāre, which literally means to enfold or be connected with. This ties in with the verb employ, which is transitive and needs a direct object. (You can't just say "I will employ — you have to employ something.) The word also suggests using something for a specific purpose: you can employ someone for a job or find something in which to employ your own interests. WORD FAMILY employ: employable, employed, employee, employer, employing, employment, employs+/employable: employables, unemployable/employed: self-employed, underemployed, unemployed/employee: employees/employer: employers/employment: employments, unemployment/unemployment: unemployments USAGE EXAMPLES It will not be easy for the gardeners employed by cities to turn to more sustainable methods. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Big companies like Ford and International Business Machines Corp., as well as government agencies and especially the Department of Defense, all employ futurists. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) Those who employ it frequently fail to formulate additional planks for their arguments. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1v put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose Syn\|Hypo apply, use, utilise, utilize apply, practice, use avail oneself to commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause play employ in a game or in a specific position play use or move pull out all the stops use all resources available assign, put attribute or give ply use diligently address address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question waste use inefficiently or inappropriately misapply, misuse apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly avail use to one's advantage overdrive, overuse make use of too often or too extensively cannibalise, cannibalize use parts of something to repair something else recycle, reprocess, reuse use again after processing exploit, work use or manipulate to one's advantage exploit, tap draw from; make good use of extend, strain use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity exercise, exert put to use enjoy have benefit from take travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route share use jointly or in common put to work, work cause to work implement apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design fall back, recur, resort have recourse to exercise, work, work out give a workout to warm up cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles maximise, maximize make the most of consecrate, vow dedicate to a deity by a vow rededicate dedicate anew promote change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent repose put or confide something in a person or thing rehash present or use over, with no or few changes make hay turn to one's advantage play use to one's advantage harness exploit the power of mine get from the earth by excavation quarry extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry overexploit exploit excessively commercialize exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality milk exploit as much as possible overextend, overstrain strain excessively task, tax use to the limit avail, help take or use feed, prey profit from in an exploitatory manner computerise, computerize, cybernate control a function, process, or creation by a computer reclaim, recover reuse (materials from waste products) double up share a room or a bed designed for only one person pool combine into a common fund communalise, communalize make something the property of the commune or community rack put on a rack and pinion exploit, overwork work excessively hard apply apply oneself to use seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage 2v engage or hire for work How many people has she employed? Syn\|Ant\|Hypo engage, hire can, dismiss, displace, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack, sack, send away, terminate terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position featherbed hire more workers than are necessary fill appoint someone to (a position or a job) engage ask to represent; of legal counsel ship hire for work on a ship contract, sign, sign on, sign up engage by written agreement rat employ scabs or strike breakers in farm out, job, subcontract arranged for contracted work to be done by others contract out assign a job to someone outside one's own business 3n the state of being employed or having a job he was in the employ of the city Syn\|Ant\|Hyper employment unemployment the state of being unemployed or not having a job state the way something is with respect to its main attributes
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