v.使用；v.雇佣
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
employ (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to make use of (someone or something inactive) - employ a pen for sketching
b) to use (as time) advantageously - a job that employed her skills
c) (1) to use or engage the services of
(2) to provide with a job that pays wages or a salary
2.
to devote to or direct toward a particular activity or person - employed all her energies to help the poor use
1.
a) - use purpose
b) - occupation job
2.
the state of being - employed in the city's employ
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
employ (noun)the state of being provided with a paying job
SYNONYMS:
employ, employment, engagementRELATED WORDS:
appointment, assignment, conscription, enlistment, recruitment; incumbency, tenure; occupation, place, position, post, situation, workNEAR ANTONYMS:
boot, discharge, dismissal, firing, removal, sack, severance; demotion, suspension; furlough, layoff, leave, liberty, retirement1.
to provide with a paying job
SYNONYMS:
assume, engage, fee, hire, lay on, pay, place, recruit, retain, sign (up on), take onRELATED WORDS:
reemploy, reengage, rehire; apprentice, contract, job, partner, subcontract; enlist; advance, promote, upgrade; keep (on); headhunt, scoutNEAR ANTONYMS:
furlough, lay off, lock out2.
to put into action or service
SYNONYMS:
apply, employ, exercise, exploit, harness, operate, utilizeRELATED WORDS:
handle, manipulate, wield; direct, run, work; cannibalize, recycle, reuseNEAR ANTONYMS:
ignore, neglect; misapply, misuse