单词 | employment |
释义 | employment /em ploy"meuhnt/, n. 1. an act or instance of employing someone or something. 2. the state of being employed; employ; service: to begin or terminate employment. 3. an occupation by which a person earns a living; work; business. 4. the total number of people gainfully employed or working. 5. an activity or the like that occupies a person's time: She found knitting a comforting employment for her idle hours. [1585-95; EMPLOY + -MENT] Syn. 3. vocation, calling; job, trade, profession. |
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