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unemployment

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌnim'plɒimәnt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSB1

Definitions

n.

The state of not having a job; the level of joblessness in an economy.

失业;失业率;失业人数

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
unnot, reversal
+
emto put into, to cause
+
ployfold, bend, employ, use
+
mentaction, result, state
=unemployment

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The unemployment rate has increased significantly this quarter.

  • 2.

    Mass unemployment during the recession affected millions of families.

  • 3.

    Government policies aim to reduce unemployment and boost economic growth.

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