un·em·ploy·ment

noun

/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/

[uncountable]

the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job失业；失业人数
- an area of high/low unemployment 失业率高／低的地区
- rising unemployment上升的失业率
- It was a time of mass unemployment.当时有大批人失业。
- Government schemes to combat youth unemployment政府应对青年人失业的计划
- the level/rate of unemployment失业人数；失业率
- The unemployment rate rose to 4.7 per cent.失业率上升到 4.7%。
- measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment旨在减少失业／缓解失业情况的措施
- The point is that this type of economics causes unemployment.关键是这种经济学会导致失业。
- unemployment figures/statistics失业数字/统计数据
- a rise in both inflation and unemployment通货膨胀和失业率上升
- He applied for unemployment insurance and was approved.他申请了失业保险并获得批准。
compare underemployment
Collocations The economy
The economyManaging the economy
- handle/run/manage the economy
- boost investment/spending/employment/growth
- stimulate demand/the economy/industry
- cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing
- reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation
- create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble
- encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition
- encourage/work with/compete with the private sector
- increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports
- ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports
- the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming
- enjoy an economic/housing/property boom
Economic problems
- push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation
- damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy
- cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession
- experience/suffer a recession/downturn
- fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment
- cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment
- create/burst a housing/stock market bubble
- cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system
- face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis
- be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust
Public finance
- cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget
- increase/boost/slash/cut public spending
- increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes
- raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates
- ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy
- balance the (state/federal) budget
- achieve/maintain a balanced budget
- run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus
- impose taxes/austerity measures
Extra Examples
- The unemployment trap exists when an unemployed person on benefit would be worse off in a low-paid job.领救济金的失业者如果做低收入的工作后情况更糟，就存在一种失业陷阱。
- Unemployment climbed above two million.失业人数攀升到 200 万人以上。
- Unemployment reached 30 per cent.失业率达到30%。
- This former mining town is now an unemployment black spot.这个昔日的采矿小镇现在成了失业重灾区。
- Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.毕业生的待业人数正持续下降。
- Unemployment has hit unskilled workers in particular.失业尤其冲击到了无特别技能的工人。
- Scottish unemployment rates were lower than the UK average.苏格兰失业率低于英国平均水平。
Topics Social issuesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- double-digit
- high
- huge
- …
… of unemployment
- level
- rate
verb + unemployment
- be faced with
- face
- cause
- …
unemployment + verb
- climb
- double
- increase
- …
unemployment + noun
- benefit
- benefits
- compensation
- …
preposition
- unemployment among
phrases
- a period of unemployment
- a rise in unemployment
- an increase in unemployment
- …
the state of not having a job无业；没有工作
- Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.成千上万的青年正面临长期待业状况。
- He has had long periods of unemployment.他曾长期失业。
- One million people suffered unemployment as a result of the tsunami.海啸导致一百万人失业。
- a study of male/female unemployment男性/女性失业研究
compare employment, underemploymentTopics Social issuesb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- double-digit
- high
- huge
- …
… of unemployment
- level
- rate
verb + unemployment
- be faced with
- face
- cause
- …
unemployment + verb
- climb
- double
- increase
- …
unemployment + noun
- benefit
- benefits
- compensation
- …
preposition
- unemployment among
phrases
- a period of unemployment
- a rise in unemployment
- an increase in unemployment
- …
(also unemployment compensation)
(both US English)
(British English unemployment benefit)
money paid by the government to somebody who is unemployed失业补贴（或津贴）；失业救济金
- Since losing his job, Mike has been collecting unemployment.自从丢了工作之后，迈克一直在领取失业救济金。
Collocations Unemployment
UnemploymentLosing 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
Being unemployed
- 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

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单词	unemployment
释义	un·em·ploy·ment noun /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ [uncountable] the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job失业；失业人数 an area of high/low unemployment 失业率高／低的地区 rising unemployment上升的失业率 It was a time of mass unemployment.当时有大批人失业。 Government schemes to combat youth unemployment政府应对青年人失业的计划 the level/rate of unemployment失业人数；失业率 The unemployment rate rose to 4.7 per cent.失业率上升到 4.7%。 measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment旨在减少失业／缓解失业情况的措施 The point is that this type of economics causes unemployment.关键是这种经济学会导致失业。 unemployment figures/statistics失业数字/统计数据 a rise in both inflation and unemployment通货膨胀和失业率上升 He applied for unemployment insurance and was approved.他申请了失业保险并获得批准。 compare underemployment Collocations The economyThe economyManaging the economy handle/run/manage the economy boost investment/spending/employment/growth stimulate demand/the economy/industry cut/reduce investment/spending/borrowing reduce/curb/control/keep down inflation create/fuel growth/demand/a boom/a bubble encourage/foster/promote/stimulate/stifle innovation/competition encourage/work with/compete with the private sector increase/boost/promote US/agricultural exports ban/restrict/block cheap/foreign imports the economy grows/expands/shrinks/contracts/slows (down)/recovers/improves/is booming enjoy an economic/housing/property boom Economic problems push up/drive up prices/costs/inflation damage/hurt/destroy industry/the economy cause/lead to/go into/avoid/escape recession experience/suffer a recession/downturn fight/combat inflation/deflation/unemployment cause/create inflation/poverty/unemployment create/burst a housing/stock market bubble cause/trigger a stock market crash/the collapse of the banking system face/be plunged into a financial/an economic crisis be caught in/experience cycles of boom and bust Public finance cut/reduce/slash/increase/double the defence/education/aid budget increase/boost/slash/cut public spending increase/put up/raise/cut/lower/reduce taxes raise/cut/lower/reduce interest rates ease/loosen/tighten monetary policy balance the (state/federal) budget achieve/maintain a balanced budget run a ($4 trillion) budget deficit/surplus impose taxes/austerity measures Extra Examples The unemployment trap exists when an unemployed person on benefit would be worse off in a low-paid job.领救济金的失业者如果做低收入的工作后情况更糟，就存在一种失业陷阱。 Unemployment climbed above two million.失业人数攀升到 200 万人以上。 Unemployment reached 30 per cent.失业率达到30%。 This former mining town is now an unemployment black spot.这个昔日的采矿小镇现在成了失业重灾区。 Unemployment among graduates is falling steadily.毕业生的待业人数正持续下降。 Unemployment has hit unskilled workers in particular.失业尤其冲击到了无特别技能的工人。 Scottish unemployment rates were lower than the UK average.苏格兰失业率低于英国平均水平。 Topics Social issuesb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective double-digit high huge … … of unemployment level rate verb + unemployment be faced with face cause … unemployment + verb climb double increase … unemployment + noun benefit benefits compensation … preposition unemployment among phrases a period of unemployment a rise in unemployment an increase in unemployment … the state of not having a job无业；没有工作 Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment.成千上万的青年正面临长期待业状况。 He has had long periods of unemployment.他曾长期失业。 One million people suffered unemployment as a result of the tsunami.海啸导致一百万人失业。 a study of male/female unemployment男性/女性失业研究 compare employment, underemploymentTopics Social issuesb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective double-digit high huge … … of unemployment level rate verb + unemployment be faced with face cause … unemployment + verb climb double increase … unemployment + noun benefit benefits compensation … preposition unemployment among phrases a period of unemployment a rise in unemployment an increase in unemployment … (also unemployment compensation) (both US English) (British English unemployment benefit) money paid by the government to somebody who is unemployed失业补贴（或津贴）；失业救济金 Since losing his job, Mike has been collecting unemployment.自从丢了工作之后，迈克一直在领取失业救济金。 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 Being unemployed 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 Wordfinder beg benefit charity homeless hostel the poor poverty shanty town sweatshop unemployment
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