| 单词 | employ |
| 释义 | employ v. & n. --vtr. 1. use the services of (a person) in return for payment; keep (a person) in one's service. 2. (often foll. by for, in, on) use (a thing, time, energy, etc.) esp. to good effect. 3. (often foll. by in) keep (a person) occupied. --n the state of being employed, esp. for wages. Phrases and idioms in the employ of employed by. Derivatives employable adj. employability n. employer n. Etymology: ME f. OF employer ult. f. L implicari be involved f. implicare enfold: see IMPLICATE |
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