/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt ||; ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/noun [U]:
1 the state of having a paid job 受雇: to be in/out of employment 有工作；失业This bank can give employment to ten extra staff. 这家银行可以再聘请十名员工。It is difficult to find employment in the north of the country. 这个国家的北部地区就业机会很少。 ☞ Look at unemployment and at the note at work ¹. 参看 unemployment 及 work^1 的注释。
2 (formal 正式) the use of sth 使用: the employment of force 使用武力