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单词 unemployed
释义

unemployed

/ʌnɪmˈplɔɪd / /ʌnɛmˈplɔɪd/
adjective
1(Of a person) without a paid job but available to work: I was unemployed for three months (as plural noun the unemployed) a training programme for the long-term unemployed...
  • There will also be money available for marketing and wage subsidies for firms hiring unemployed people.
  • The patient and the unemployed person are better described as beneficiaries of the service.
  • Unless you are unemployed or working less than 16 hours a week you may have to pay for advice.

Synonyms

jobless, out of work, out of a job, not working, between jobs, workless, unwaged, unoccupied, idle;
redundant, laid off, sacked, dismissed;
on benefit;
British signing on;
North American on welfare, collecting unemployment
British informal on the dole, ‘resting’
Australian/New Zealand informal on the wallaby track
1.1(Of a thing) not in use: you have to put your left foot under the clutch when it is unemployed

Rhymes

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