Eiken Grade Pre-2
verb (動詞)
employ
雇う、雇用する
💡 Usage & Nuance:
人を仕事に就かせる、または特定の方法や手段を用いる際に使われる動詞です。労働市場や企業の活動に関する文脈で頻出します。
📝 Practical Examples
The company plans to employ 50 new workers next year.
その会社は来年50人の新しい従業員を雇う計画です。
Practice Quiz
Verify your vocabulary strength for "employ"
Our factory hopes to _______ more local people.
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説: 工場が地元の住民をどうしたいのかを考えます。fire (解雇する) や dismiss (解雇する)、ignore (無視する) は不適切です。employ (雇う) が適切です。
English: A factory looking to hire more people would 'employ' them. 'Fire' and 'dismiss' are the opposite, and 'ignore' is illogical.
English: A factory looking to hire more people would 'employ' them. 'Fire' and 'dismiss' are the opposite, and 'ignore' is illogical.
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