un·em·ployed
adjective/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
- without a job although able to work
失业的；待业的；下岗的 - How long have you been unemployed?
你失业多久了？ - unemployed workers/people
失业工人／者 - I've been unemployed for 5 months.
我已经失业5个月了。 - training for unemployed youth
失业青年培训 - an unemployed miner/labourer/builder
失业的矿工/工人/建筑工人 - an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed
登记失业人数增加 - Thousands of labourers became unemployed with no alternative employment.
数以千计的工人失业，没有其他工作。
Collocations UnemploymentUnemploymentLosing your job- lose your job
- (British English) become/be made redundant
- be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement
- face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy
- dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager
- lay off staff/workers/employees
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers
- cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce
- (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundant
- be unemployed/out of work/out of a job
- seek/look for work/employment
- be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance
- be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole
- claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole
- be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)
- be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare
- collect/receive (North American English) welfare
- combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment
Extra ExamplesTopics Social issuesb1- As I was voluntarily unemployed, I wasn't entitled to benefit.
因为我是自愿不工作的，所以没有资格领救济金。 - The closure of the factory left hundreds of men unemployed.
该工厂倒闭导致数百工人失业。 - 1 million women were registered unemployed, compared with 2.3 million men.
100 万女性登记失业，而男性则为 230 万。 - unemployed graduates
失业毕业生
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- be counted as
- be registered (as)
- …
- currently
- newly
- still
- …
- How long have you been unemployed?