employed 音标拼音: [ɛmpl'ɔɪd] [ɪmpl'ɔɪd]
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employed adj 1 :
having your services engaged for ;
or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary ; "
most of our graduates are employed " [
ant : {
unemployed }]
2 :
put to use Employ \
Em *
ploy "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Employed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Employing }.] [
F .
employer ,
fr .
L .
implicare to fold into ,
infold ,
involve ,
implicate ,
engage ;
in plicare to fold .
See {
Ply },
and cf . {
Imply }, {
Implicate }.]
1 .
To inclose ;
to infold . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
To use ;
to have in service ;
to cause to be engaged in doing something ; --
often followed by in ,
about ,
on ,
or upon ,
and sometimes by to ;
as :
(
a )
To make use of ,
as an instrument ,
a means ,
a material ,
etc .,
for a specific purpose ;
to apply ;
as ,
to employ the pen in writing ,
bricks in building ,
words and phrases in speaking ;
to employ the mind ;
to employ one '
s energies .
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1913 Webster ]
This is a day in which the thoughts . . .
ought to be employed on serious subjects . --
Addison .
(
b )
To occupy ;
as ,
to employ time in study .
(
c )
To have or keep at work ;
to give employment or occupation to ;
to intrust with some duty or behest ;
as ,
to employ a hundred workmen ;
to employ an envoy .
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Jonathan . . .
and Jahaziah . . .
were employed about this matter . --
Ezra x .
15 .
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Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer To turn the glebe . --
Dryden .
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{
To employ one '
s self },
to apply or devote one '
s time and attention ;
to busy one '
s self .
Syn :
To use ;
busy ;
apply ;
exercise ;
occupy ;
engross ;
engage .
See {
Use }.
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1913 Webster ]
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "
employed ":
applied ,
at it ,
at work ,
busy ,
chartered ,
engaged ,
exercised ,
exerted ,
full of business ,
hard at it ,
hard at work ,
hired ,
hireling ,
in harness ,
leased ,
let ,
mercenary ,
occupied ,
on duty ,
on the go ,
on the hop ,
on the job ,
on the jump ,
on the move ,
on the run ,
paid ,
rented ,
secondhand ,
subleased ,
sublet ,
tied up ,
used ,
working
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