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employ

🇬🇧 UK/im'plɒi/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kTOEFLB2

Definitions

v.

To hire someone to work for pay; to make use of a person, tool, or method for a purpose

雇用;使用;运用

n.

The state of being employed by someone

受雇状态;雇用

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
emto put into, to cause
+
ployfold, bend, employ, use
=employ

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The company employs over five thousand workers.

  • 2.

    Students employ various strategies to improve their memory.

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