| 单词 | unemployment |
| 释义 | unemploymentunemployment /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [uncountable] 1 (also unemployment rate) the number of people in a country or area who do not have a job: The national unemployment rate is about 6%. Unemployment is still much higher than we would like. Rising levels of unemployment are still a problem.2the fact of having no job: 500 employees at the factory now face unemployment.3money paid regularly by the government to people who have no job (also unemployment benefits [plural]): on unemployment He’s been on unemployment for three months.receive/get/collect unemployment How much unemployment do you get a month?COLLOCATIONSverbsreduce/cut unemployment (also bring down unemployment) The government is spending more on projects to cut unemployment.cause unemployment People blamed immigrants for causing unemployment.face unemployment (=be likely to become unemployed) Hundreds of workers at the plant now face unemployment.unemployment increases/rises (also unemployment goes up) During his term in office, unemployment increased by 50 percent.unemployment soars (=increases quickly to a high level) The economic crisis has seen unemployment soar.unemployment falls/drops (also unemployment goes down) Unemployment has continued to fall in the last three months.unemployment remains/stands at something (=it is or continues to be a particular level) Unemployment stood at over 10%.adjectives/nouns + unemploymenthigh unemployment They live in an area where unemployment is high.low employment The state has the lowest unemployment in the U.S.rising/increasing/growing unemployment Rising unemployment led to more crime.falling unemployment Politicians want a growing economy with falling unemployment.mass/massive unemployment (=when very large numbers of people are unemployed) No one wanted to return to the mass unemployment of the 1930s.long-term/chronic unemployment (=when people are unemployed for a long period of time) It can be difficult to help people out of long-term unemployment.serious/severe unemployment After the mine closed, the town experienced severe unemployment.widespread unemployment (=in many places) The near collapse of the financial system led to widespread unemployment.youth unemployment (=unemployment among young people) The town suffers from high youth unemployment.unemployment + nounsthe unemployment rate The unemployment rate was 9 percent.unemployment figures/statistics The new unemployment figures come out tomorrow. |
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