unemployed
/ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
adj.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
失业的;待业的
释义与例句
adj.
失业的;待业的
without a paid job, especially when able and available to work
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He has been unemployed for six months despite applying for many jobs.
尽管申请了许多工作,他还是已经失业六个月了。
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The scheme provides free training for unemployed people.
该项目为失业人员提供免费培训。
展开其余 1 条例句
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She became unemployed when the local factory closed.
当地工厂关闭后,她失业了。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
unemployed 是形容词,表示“失业的”;unemployment 是名词,表示“失业、失业率”,不要混用词性。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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unemployment 失业;失业率不可数名词,指失业状态或失业人数比例;描述个人“失业的”要用 unemployed。
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employment 就业;工作;雇用名词,与 unemployment 相对,也可指工作关系或雇用行为。
同义词
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jobless 无工作的;失业的unemployed 正式和日常语境都常用,描述没有带薪工作的状态;jobless 较常见于新闻和经济语境,可说 jobless workers 或 the jobless,但不表示某人缺乏工作能力。The jobless rate rose sharply after several factories closed. 几家工厂关闭后,失业率急剧上升。
反义词
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employed 有工作的;受雇的employed 指有工作或受雇,unemployed 指没有工作;be employed in 表示受雇于某行业,be employed as 表示担任某职位。Both of her parents are employed in the healthcare sector. 她父母都在医疗保健行业工作。
常见搭配
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unemployed workers 失业工人The new programme helps unemployed workers learn digital skills. 这项新计划帮助失业工人学习数字技能。
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become unemployed 失业Many people became unemployed during the economic downturn. 经济衰退期间,许多人失业了。
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remain unemployed 仍然失业He remained unemployed for a year before finding part-time work. 他失业了一整年,后来才找到一份兼职工作。