[uncountable, countable] work, especially when it is done to earn money; the state of being employed 工作；职业；受雇 full-time/part-time employment 全职／兼职工作 people seeking employment 找工作的人 They are finding it more and more difficult to find employment . 他们发现找到工作越来越困难。 The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people. 这家钢铁厂为数千人提供了就业机会。 employment with somebody/something He took up employment with the company in May 2015. 他于2015年5月开始在公司工作。 employment in something She hoped to secure employment in the IT sector. 她希望获得IT部门的就业机会。 in employment Most of last year's graduates are now in paid employment . 去年的大多数毕业生现在都从事有薪工作。 There are limited employment opportunities here. 这里的就业机会有限。 Such clauses in employment contracts are common in many states. 雇佣合同中的此类条款在许多州都很普遍。 a specialist in employment law 就业法专家 conditions/terms of employment 雇用条件／条款 (formal) Please list any pension entitlement you have from previous employments. 请列出您以前的工作所享有的退休金。 Synonyms work work employment career profession occupation trade These are all words for the jobs that somebody does in return for payment, especially over a long period of time. work the job that somebody does, especially in order to earn money:It’s very difficult to find work at the moment. 目前很难找到工作。 employment (rather formal 指工作、职业、受雇、就业 ：Only half the people here are in paid employment. 这儿只有一半的人有拿工资的工作。 career the job or series of jobs that somebody has in a particular area of work, usually involving more responsibility as time passes:He had a very distinguished career in the Foreign Office. 他在外交部有过一段光辉的事业。 profession a type of job that needs special training or skill, especially one that needs a high level of education:He hopes to enter the medical profession. 他希望能从事医务工作。 The profession is all the people who work in a particular profession: the legal profession. The professions are the traditional jobs that need a high level of education and training, such as being a doctor or lawyer. occupation (rather formal 指工作、职业 ：Please state your name, age, and occupation. 请写明姓名、年龄和职业。 trade a job, especially one that involves working with your hands and requires special training and skills:Carpentry is a highly skilled trade. 木工是需要纯熟技巧的职业。 Patterns in/out of work/employment(a) full-time/part-time work/employment/career/occupation permanent/temporary work/employment(a) well-paid work/employment/profession/occupation (a) low-paid work/employment/occupation to look for/seek/find work/employment/a career/an occupation to get/obtain/give somebody/offer somebody/create/generate/provide work/employment Collocations Jobs 工作 Jobs职业 Getting a job找工作 look for work找工作 look for/apply for/go for a job找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作 get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (British English) fill in an application (form)得到／拿到／完成／填写申请（表） send/email your (British English) CV/(North American English) résumé/application/application form/covering letter寄／通过电邮发送简历／申请／申请表／附函 be called for/have/attend an interview被要求参加／有／参加面试 offer somebody a job/work/employment/promotion给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人 find/get/land a job找到工作 employ/ (especially North American English) hire/recruit/ (especially British English) take on staff/workers/trainees雇用员工／工人／实习生 recruit/appoint a manager招聘／任命经理 Doing a job做工作 arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory上／下班；到办公室／工厂上班；从办公室／工厂下班 start/finish work/your shift开始／结束工作／轮班工作时间 do/put in/work overtime加班 have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications拥有／获得／缺乏／需要经验／资格 do/get/have/receive training做／得到／接受培训 learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills学习／偶然学会／提高／发展技能 cope with/manage/share/spread the workload应付／勉力完成／分担／分摊工作量 improve your/achieve a better work-life balance达到更好的工作与生活的平衡 have (no) job satisfaction/job security有／没有工作满足感／职业保障 Building a career建立职业生涯 have a job/work/a career/a vocation有工作／事业／职业 find/follow/pursue/ (especially North American English) live (out) your vocation找到／从事／致力于／实践适合自己的职业 enter/go into/join a profession加入一个行业 choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career选择／从事／开始／致力于一种职业 change jobs/profession/career换工作／行业／职业 be/ (both especially British English) work/go freelance做自由职业 do/take on temp work/freelance work做／开始从事临时工作／特约工作 do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work做／从事／参与义务性工作 Leaving your job离职 leave/ (especially North American English) quit/resign from your job离职；辞职 give up work/your job/your career放弃工作／事业 hand in your notice/resignation递交辞呈 plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.计划／预计六月／明年等退休 take early retirement提前退休 Collocations Unemployment Unemployment失业 Losing your job失业 lose your job失业 (British English) become/be made redundantbe offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement被要求／选择自愿裁退／提前退休 face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy面临被解职／被裁／强制裁员；受到解职／被裁／强制裁员的威胁 dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager解雇雇员／工人／经理 lay off staff/workers/employees解雇员工／工人／雇员 (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workerscut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce裁减员工 (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundantBeing unemployed失业；待业；下岗 be unemployed/out of work/out of a job失业 seek/look for work/employment找工作 be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance领取失业补助金 be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole领取失业救济金 claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole领取失业救济金 be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)领取／有资格领取失业补偿金 be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare靠社会保障金过活 collect/receive (North American English) welfare领取社会保障金 combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment防止／解决／减少失业 Extra Examples Interviewers will look carefully at a candidate's employment history. 面试官会仔细察看应聘者的工作经历。 One company terminated his employment after 30 days. 一家公司在 30 天后就解雇了他。 She had been out of employment for three years. 她已经失业 3 年了。 She lost her employment when the company closed. 公司倒闭后她失业了。 Steel making is the only local industry offering large-scale employment. 炼钢业是当地唯一提供大量就业机会的工业。 The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind. 这家公司是首批向盲人提供有意义的工作岗位的企业之一。 recent graduates seeking employment 找工作的应届毕业生 graduates entering the employment market 进入就业市场的毕业生 The survey studied the employment status and lifestyle of people within the community. 这项调查研究了这个小区的就业情况和生活方式。 trade union concerns such as conditions of employment and health and safety 工会所关心的事情，如聘用条件、健康及安全等 Your conditions of employment should tell you how many days of sick leave you are entitled to. 您的工作条件应告诉您您有权休多少天病假。 Union negotiate conditions of employment. 工会就雇用条件进行谈判。 It's getting more and more difficult for young people to find regular employment. 年轻人要找到固定工作越来越难。 There are few employment prospects in the town for unqualified young people. 对资历不足的年轻人来说，在这个镇几乎没有就业机会。 a state-subsidized employment programme 国家补贴的就业计划 laws prohibiting employment discrimination 禁止就业歧视的法律 school-leavers entering the employment market 进入就业市场的学校毕业生 I was put in touch with a local employment agency. 我与当地的职业介绍所保持联系。 The employment market isn't looking too good at the moment. 目前，就业市场看起来还不太好。 Current employment legislation states that no one should work more than 48 hours a week. 当前的就业立法规定，每个星期的工作时间不得超过48小时。 There have been significant changes in patterns of employment. 就业方式发生了重大变化。 Topics Money b1 , Jobs b1 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective … of employment verb + employment employment + verb employment + noun opportunities options possibilities … preposition in employment out of employment phrases conditions of employment terms of employment a contract of employment … See full entry [uncountable] the situation in which people have work 就业 The government is aiming at full employment . 政府在力求实现充分就业。 🔊 🔊 Changes in farming methods have badly affected employment in the area. 耕作方法的改变严重影响了这个地区的就业。 🔊 🔊 opposite unemployment Extra Examples Employment levels rose for the first time this year. 就业水平今年首次上升。 The latest employment figures show a fall in the number of people who are out of work. 最新的就业数据显示失业人数有所下降。 The employment picture is not good. 就业状况不好。 The government aims to achieve full employment within three years. 政府的目标是在 3 年之内达到完全就业。 This investment will certainly create employment in the area. 这项投资肯定会为该地区创造就业机会。 policies aimed at maintaining a high level of employment 旨在保持高就业率的政策 Measures have been taken to stimulate employment in the area. 已经采取措施以刺激该地区的就业。 policies designed to stimulate employment 旨在促进就业的政策 an area of very low employment 就业率很低的地区 the government's full-employment policy 政府的完全就业政策 Topics Money b1 Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjective … of employment verb + employment employment + verb employment + noun opportunities options possibilities … preposition in employment out of employment phrases conditions of employment terms of employment a contract of employment … See full entry [uncountable] the act of employing somebody 雇用 The law prevented the employment of children under ten in the cotton mills. 法律禁止棉纺厂雇用十岁以下的童工。 🔊 🔊 The company's employment practices have been widely criticized. 这家公司雇用人员的做法受到广泛批评。 Extra Examples 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。 Changes in employment practices have affected farming jobs in the area. 就业习惯的变化影响了该地区的农业工作。 [uncountable] (formal) the use of something 使用；利用 the employment of artillery in the capture of the town 在攻城时使用大炮