employ

use, apply, employ, utilize, avail, exploit

名词 employ:

1. the state of being employed or having a job
   同义词：employment

动词 employ:

1. put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
   同义词：use, utilize, utilise, apply
2. engage or hire for work
   同义词：hire, engage

1. He has fifteen workers in his employ.
   他雇佣的工人有十五名。
2. Our company employed about one hundred people.
   我们公司雇佣了大约一百人。
3. The children were employed in weeding the garden.
   孩子们忙着给花园除草。
4. The police had to employ force to break up the crowd.
   警察不得不使用武力驱散人群。

em.ploy

v.tr.（及物动词）
em.ployed,em.ploy.ing,em.ploys

To engage the services of; put to work:
雇佣…；使工作：
例句：
agreed to employ the job applicant.
同意雇佣这位求职者

To provide with gainful work:
雇佣：提供有效益的工作：
例句：
factories that employ thousands.
雇佣几千人的工厂

To put to use or service.See Synonyms at use
投入使用或服务于参见 use
To devote (time, for example) to an activity or purpose:
投入：投入（例如，时间）到一个活动或目的中：
例句：
employed much time and energy to the hobby.
在这项业余爱好上花了大量时间和精力

n.（名词）
The state of being employed:
被雇佣的状态：
例句：
in the employ of the city.
在该城市的就业方面

Archaic Occupation.
【古语】 工作

来源：
Middle English emploien
中古英语 emploien
from Old French emploier
源自 古法语 emploier
from Latin implic3re [to involve]
源自 拉丁语 implic3re [包括]
in- [in] * see en-
in- [在…里] *参见 en-
plic3re [to fold] * see plek-
plic3re [折叠] *参见 plek-

【引伸】
employ.abil.ity
n.（名词）
employ.able
adj.（形容词）
employ.er
n.（名词）