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| /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ |
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| 1 | work that you are paid regularly to do for a person or company 职业；工作 |
| After graduation, she found employment with a local finance company. 毕业后，她在一家当地的金融公司找到了工作。 |
| a contract of employment 劳动合同 |
| | 1a | a situation in which someone has regular paid work 就业；在职 | | retired workers coming back into employment 重新就业的退休工人 | |
| | 1b | the number of people in an area or group who have regular paid work 就业人数 | | Employment has risen among people over 55. 在年龄超过55岁的人中，就业人数已经有了提高。 | |
| | 1c | relating to jobs and work 工作的；劳动的；就业的 | | employment law/legislation 劳动法/立法 | |
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| 2 | formal the use of something for a particular purpose 使用 |
| +of The employment of wiretaps was determined to be illegal. 使用窃听器被确定为非法。 |
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