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单词 unemployed
释义

unemployed

[ uhn-em-ploid ]
/ ˌʌn ɛmˈplɔɪd /
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adjective

not employed; without a job; out of work: an unemployed secretary.
not currently in use: unemployed productive capacity.
not productively used: unemployed capital.

noun

(used with a plural verb)Usually the unemployed . people who do not have jobs: programs to help the unemployed.

Origin of unemployed

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-1 + employ + -ed2

SYNONYMS FOR unemployed

1 unoccupied, idle, at liberty, jobless.
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Words nearby unemployed

UNEF, unelectable, unembarrassed, unemotional, unemployable, unemployed, unemployment, unemployment benefit, unemployment compensation, unemployment insurance, unencrypted
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British Dictionary definitions for unemployed

unemployed
/ (ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd) /

adjective

  1. without remunerative employment; out of work
  2. (as collective noun; preceded by the)the unemployed
not being used; idle
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