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unemployed

UK //ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd//US //ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd//

词源

由前缀un-(表示否定)和employ(雇佣)组合而成,字面意思是未被雇佣的。

adjective

❶ 指没有工作的人,通常指正在寻找工作但暂时没有找到的状态。可以用于描述个人或群体。

“He has been unemployed for six months since leaving his last job.”

(自从上一份工作离职后,他已经失业六个月了。)

“The government is trying to reduce the number of unemployed people.”

(政府正在努力减少失业人口的数量。)

同义词:jobless, out of work, idle

常见短语

the unemployed — 作为名词使用时,指失业者的总称,通常与定冠词the连用,表示特定群体。

“The government announced new policies to support the unemployed.”

(政府宣布了支持失业者的新政策。)