[, ]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