unemployed
UK/.ʌnim'plɒid/US
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释义
adj.
Without a paid job
失业的，没有工作的
n.
(the unemployed) People without jobs, as a group
（the unemployed）失业者（总称）
词根拆分
词根派生un-（不）+ employed = 没被"折进"工作。作形容词（an unemployed graduate 失业的毕业生），加 the 作总称名词（the unemployed 失业人群）。参见 employ。
词根 plic 还连着 55 个词例句
- 1.
He has been unemployed since the factory closed.
工厂关闭后他一直失业。
- 2.
The government promised more help for the unemployed.
政府承诺为失业者提供更多帮助。