| 词组 | employ |
| 释义 | employ If you employ someone, you pay them to work for you. The companies employ 7.5 million people between them. He was employed as a research assistant. If something is employed for a particular purpose, it is used for that purpose. You can say, for example, that a particular method or technique is employed. A number of ingenious techniques are employed. The methods employed are varied, depending on the material in question. You can also say that a machine, tool, or weapon is employed. Computers and electronic devices could be employed in a number of ways. What matters most is how the tools are employed. ◊ 'use' However, employ is a formal word when it is used to talk about such things as methods or tools. You usually say that a method or tool is used. This method has been extensively used in the United States. These weapons are used against human targets. |
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