| 单词 | unemployment |
| 释义 | Word family noun employee employer employment ≠ unemployment unemployed employ adjective employed ≠ unemployed employable ≠ unemployable verb employ Related topics: Employment, Welfareun·em·ploy·ment /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [uncountable] 1 BEthe number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job 失业人数 a town where there is high unemployment 高失业率城镇2 BEwhen someone does not have a job 失业 Closure of the plant means 80 workers are facing unemployment. 这家工厂的关闭意味着 80 个工人面临失业。3 American EnglishBEPEW money paid regularly by the government to people who have no job 失业救济金on unemployment He’s been on unemployment for two months. 他已经领了两个月的失业救济金。 COLLOCATIONSadjectiveshigh 高的They live in an area where unemployment is high. 他们居住在高失业率地区。low 低的The area has the lowest unemployment in Europe. 该地区失业率全欧洲最低。rising/falling unemployment 上升/下降的失业率Rising unemployment led to more crime. 失业率上升导致犯罪活动增多。mass unemployment (=when very large numbers of people are unemployed) 大规模失业the mass unemployment of the 1930s 20世纪 30 年代的大规模失业long-term unemployment (=when people are unemployed for a long period of time) 长期失业nIt can be difficult to help people out of long-term unemployment.nlarge-scale unemployment (=when a lot of people are unemployed)Large-scale unemployment among young people could have terrible social consequences.nmassive unemploymentThese measures could result in massive unemployment in the construction industry.serious/severe unemployment 严重失业nAfter the pit closed, the town experienced severe unemployment.widespread unemployment (=in many places) 普遍失业nThe collapse of the currency led to widespread unemployment. nyouth/male/female unemployment (=the number of young people/men/women unemployed)Youth unemployment there has reached 50 percent.verbsreduce/cut/bring down unemployment 降低失业率The government is spending more on projects to cut unemployment. 政府对降低失业率的项目增加投入。cause unemployment 造成失业People blamed immigrants for causing unemployment. 人们指责移民造成了失业。ncombat/fight unemploymentThe government’s first priority is to combat unemployment.unemployment increases/rises 失业率增加/上升nDuring their term in office unemployment increased by 50 percent.unemployment soars (=increases quickly to a high level) 失业率飙升nThe economic crisis has seen unemployment soar.phrasesa rise/increase in unemployment 失业率的上升/增加The crisis meant a sharp rise in unemployment. 危机意味着失业率陡增。a fall/reduction in unemployment 失业率下降/减少nWe are hoping to see a fall in unemployment.unemployment + NOUNthe unemployment rate 失业率The unemployment rate was 17 percent. 失业率为17%。the unemployment level 失业水平The unemployment level among young people is rising. 年轻人的失业水平正在上升。unemployment figures/statistics 失业数据/统计资料nThey publish monthly unemployment figures for the UK.an unemployment blackspot British English (=an area where there is higher unemployment than in other places) 高失业率地区nThe town became an unemployment blackspot after the factory closure.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘big unemployment’. Say high unemployment. 不要说 ‘big unemployment’。 而要说 high unemployment。Examples from the Corpusunemployment• Admittedly, unemployment insurance is not the key perpetrator of unemployment.• Second, equations will be estimated for unemployment flows 1967 - 1985 for the whole economy.• High unemployment, non-payment of state wages and pensions and official cronyism and corruption will all be election issues.• Five years ago, for example, it was assumed that if unemployment fell below 6 percent, inflation would rise.• Closure of the plant will mean unemployment for 500 workers.• National unemployment is only 6%.• An employee who was given that choice and chooses resignation can still receive unemployment compensation or file a lawsuit against the boss.• The second problem is the prejudice which redundancy and long-term unemployment may create in the mind of the interviewer.• As for the unemployment issue, I have never, never, uttered one word about this sensitive and intensely sad situation.• The following review is selective and concentrates on the way unemployment benefit impacts on women.on unemployment• He's been on unemployment for three months.From Longman Business Dictionaryunemploymentun‧em‧ploy‧ment /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ noun [uncountable]1when you do not have a jobClosure of the plant will mean unemployment for 500 workers.Most of our staff now face unemployment.2ECONOMICS the number of people in a country who do not have a jobUnemployment rose by 32,000 in May.The region suffers from high unemployment (=many people do not have a job).the unemployment figures → disguised unemployment → frictional unemployment → hard-core unemployment → hidden unemployment → involuntary unemployment → long-term unemployment → search unemployment → seasonal unemployment → structural unemployment → voluntary unemployment3American English informal money paid regularly by the government to people who have no jobI’ve never claimed unemployment. → see also NAIRUun·em·ploy·ment noun →COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable the a Corpus number country of people in Business particular or |
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