employ

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If a person or company employs you, they pay you to work for them. 雇用
The company employs 18 workers. 该公司雇用18位职工。
More than 3,000 local workers are employed in the tourism industry. 超过3000名本地工人受雇于旅游业。
2. V-T If you employ certain methods, materials, or expressions, you use them. 使用
The group will employ a mix of tactics to achieve its aim. 该团体将运用混合策略来实现其目标。
3. V-T If your time is employed in doing something, you are using the time you have to do that thing. 利用[usu passive]
Your time could be usefully employed in attending night classes. 你的时间可以被有效地利用来上夜课。

We need to employ more supervisory staff .
The firm employs several freelance editors .
The number of people employed by the company has risen from 25 to 200 in three years .
They've employed her for a six-month trial period .
The problem with employing people who are overqualified for the job is that they often don't stay in it for long .