to give sb a job to do for payment 雇用◆How many people does the company employ? 这家公司雇用了多少人？◆For the past three years he has been employed as a systems analyst. 过去三年来，他一直受雇当系统分析员。◆The number of people employed in manufacturing has fallen. 受雇於制造业的人数已经下降。◆IT workers employed to install new computer systems 受雇来安装新计算机系统的信息技术人员
() to use sth such as a skill, method, etc. for a particular purpose 使用；利用◆the accounting practices employed by large companies 大公司采用的会计惯例