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engage verb
⇨ employ (engage sb's services) ⇨ fight 1 (engage the enemy) employ verb ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ appoint 另见appoint条employ ♦︎ hire ♦︎ recruit ♦︎ sign ♦︎ contract ♦︎ engage ♦︎ retain ♦︎ take sb onThese words all mean to give sb a job to do for payment. 这些词均表示雇用、聘用。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / engage / retain / take on sb as sth◆to employ / hire / recruit / sign / contract / engage / retain / take on sb to do sth◆to hire / recruit / sign sb from a place / company / group◆to employ / hire / recruit / contract / take on workers / staff◆to employ / hire / recruit a manager◆to employ / hire / engage / retain a lawyer◆to sign / contract a player◆to engage / retain sb's services■ employ [transitive] to have sb working for you for payment; to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆How many people does the company employ?这家公司雇用了多少人？◆A number of people have been employed to deal with the backlog of work.已雇用了一些人来处理积压下来的工作。 see also be employed ⇨ work verb 2 , employer ⇨ manager , employment ⇨ work noun 2 ■ hire [transitive, intransitive] (especially NAmE) to give sb a job; to find new people to work for a company or organization 雇用；聘用；（公司或机构）招工◆She was hired three years ago.她是三年前录用的。◆He does the hiring and firing in our company.他在我们公司负责员工的聘用和辞退。◆We're not hiring right now.目前我们不招工。ⓘ In both British and American English hire also means 'to employ sb for a short time to do a particular job'. 在英式和美式英语中，hire也有临时雇用之义◆They hired a firm of consultants to design the new system.他们请了一家咨询公司设计新系统。 OPP fire ⇨ fire verb ■ recruit / /rɪˈkruːt/ / [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to find new people to join a company, an organization or the armed forces （公司或机构）招收（新成员）；（部队）征募（新兵）；纳新◆The police are trying to recruit more officers from ethnic minorities.警察机关正试图从少数民族中征募更多的警员。◆They recruited several new members to the club.他们吸纳了几名俱乐部新会员。◆He is responsible for recruiting at all levels.他负责各级征募工作。 see also recruit ⇨ recruit noun ■ sign [transitive, intransitive] to arrange for sb, especially a musician or sports player, to sign a contract agreeing to work for your company or team; to sign a contract agreeing to work for a company or team （和⋯）签约；应聘◆The team has just signed a new goalkeeper.该队刚刚和一名新守门员签约了。◆ (BrE) He signed for United yesterday.他昨天和联队签约了。◆ (especially NAmE) He signed with the San Francisco 49ers.他和旧金山49人队签了约。◆The band signed with Virgin Records.乐队同维京唱片公司签了约。■ contract / /kənˈtrækt/ / [transitive, usually passive] (rather formal) to make a legal agreement with sb for them to work for you or provide you with a service, especially for a limited period of time 与⋯订立（有限期的）合同（或契约）◆The player is contracted to play until August.这名球员的签约合同8月份到期。◆Several computer engineers have been contracted to the finance department.几名计算机工程师与财务部门签订了合同。ⓘ In this meaning contract is usually followed by to. In American English it is sometimes followed by with. 表达此义时，contract通常后接to，在美式英语中有时后接with◆He can't work for them because he is contracted with another company.他因与另一家公司已签约，所以不能为他们工作。 see also contract ⇨ contract noun ■ engage / /ɪnˈgeɪdʒ/ / [transitive] (formal, especially BrE) to employ sb to do a particular job 雇用；聘用◆He is currently engaged as a consultant.他目前被聘作顾问。◆We will have to engage the services of a translator.我们得聘一名翻译人员。■ retain / /rɪˈteɪn/ / [transitive] (law 法律) to pay money regularly or in advance to a professional person such as a lawyer, so that they will do work for you when you need them to 聘用，委托（律师等专业人士）◆You will need to retain the services of a lawyer.你将需要聘请一位律师。◆You will be paid a retaining fee.你将收到预付辩护费。ⓘ A lawyer, etc. can be retained by a member of the public as well as by a company; sb who is retained may do work for other people or companies as well. * retain a lawyer指由个人或公司聘用律师。被聘用者仍可接受其他人或其他公司的委托。■ ˌtake sb ˈon phrasal verb (took, taken)to give sb a job 雇用；聘用◆We're not taking on any new staff at present.目前我们不招收新员工。 OPP lay sb off ⇨ fire verb fight1 verb He fought in the war. 他打过仗。My little brothers are always fighting. 我的小弟弟们总在打架。fight ♦︎ wage ♦︎ engage ♦︎ skirmish ♦︎ take up armsThese words all mean to take part in a war or battle against an enemy. 这些词均表示打仗、战斗、作战。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to fight / engage / skirmish with sb / sth◆to fight / take up arms against sb / sth◆to fight / wage (a) war / battle / campaign◆to fight / engage / take up arms against the enemy■ fight (fought, fought) [intransitive, transitive] to take part in a war or battle against an enemy 打仗；战斗；作战◆The soldiers were trained to fight in the jungle.这些士兵受过在丛林中作战的训练。◆The country fought several wars against its neighbours.该国同周边的邻国打过好几场仗。◆They gathered soldiers to fight the invading army.他们集结士兵对抗侵略军。 see also fighting ⇨ war ■ wage [transitive] to begin and continue a war, battle or campaign 展开，发动，继续（战争、战斗或战役）◆The rebels have waged a guerrilla war since 1995.反叛者自1995年以来一直进行游击战。◆He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him.他声称有人在对他发起新闻攻势。■ engage / /ɪnˈgeɪdʒ/ / [transitive, intransitive] (formal) to begin fighting a battle with sb 与（某人）交战；与（某人）开战◆He ordered his men to engage (with) the enemy.他命令他的士兵与敌人开战。■ skirmish /ˈskɜːmɪʃ; NAmE ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/ [intransitive] to take part in a short fight between small groups of soldiers, especially one that is not planned 发生小规模战斗（尤指遭遇战）◆The patrol skirmished with the enemy for several hours.巡逻队与敌人打了数小时的遭遇战。 see also skirmish ⇨ war ■ take up ˈarms idiom (took, taken) (rather formal) to prepare to fight a war 拿起武器；准备战斗◆He encouraged his supporters to take up arms against the state.他鼓动他的支持者武装起来对抗政府。 |