[, ]work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed工作；职业；受雇◆to be in paid employment拿工资的工作◆Graduates are finding it more and more difficult to find employment.毕业生发现找工作越来越难。◆conditions/terms of employment雇用条件／条款◆She has negotiated a five-year employment contract with the company.她已和公司谈妥一份为期五年的雇用合同。➡work ⨁casual / full-time / part-time / seasonal / temporary employment临时性／全职／兼职／季节性／暂时性工作⨁to be in / get / have / take up employment在职；得到／有／开始工作⨁to find / look for / seek employment寻找工作⨁employment opportunities / prospects工作机会／前景⨁an employment agreement / contract工作协议／合同 [] the situation in which people have work就业◆The government is aiming at full employment (= when nobody is unemployed).政府的目标是实现充分就业。◆Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area.耕作方式的改变已严重影响了这个地区的就业。◆school-leavers entering the employment market进入就业市场的学校毕业生OPPunemployment ⨁falling / full / high / low / total employment下降的就业率；充分就业；高／低就业率；就业总数⨁to boost / create / cut / increase / reduce employment促进／创造／削减／增加／减少就业⨁employment data / figures / growth / records就业数据／数字／增长／记录 [] the act of employing sb雇用◆The expansion of the factory will mean the employment of sixty extra workers.工厂的扩建将意味着要多雇用 60 名工人。continuous employment contract of employment lifetime employment precarious employment