employ

1. V-T If a person or company employs you, they pay you to work for them. 雇用

The company employs 18 workers. 該公司雇用18位職工。

More than 3,000 local workers are employed in the tourism industry. 超過3000名本地工人受雇于旅游業(yè)。

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. 該團體將運用混合策略來實現(xiàn)其目標。

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. 你的時間可以被有效地利用來上夜課。