/ɪmˈplɔɪ ||; ɪmˈplɔɪ/verb[T] 1 employ sb (in/on sth);employ sb (as sth) to pay sb to work for you 雇用: He is employed as a lorry driver. 他受雇当卡车司机。They employ 600 workers. 他们雇用600个工人。Three people are employed on the task of designing a new computer system. 有三个人被雇来从事设计新的计算机系统。 ☞ Look at unemployed. 参看 unemployed。
2 (formal 正式)employ sth (as sth) to use 使用: In an emergency, an umbrella can be employed as a weapon. 在紧急情况下，雨伞可以当作武器。