To give occupation to. 雇用。 The mill employs a thousand workers. 这工厂雇用了上千的工人。 This bird employs its beak as a weapon. 这只鸟用喙当武器。 To apply or devote (time) to an activity. 从事于；专注于；忙于。 Grandmother employs her time crocheting. 祖母把时间用于钩针编织的工作。 Employ and use as applied to things are often interchangeable. Employ 及 use 两字用指事物时往往可以通用。 As applied to persons, use may suggest an advantage taken of weakness or inferiority. 若用以指人，则use 含利用他人之弱点或劣势之意： He used him to advance his own interests. 他利用他，以增进其私人之利益。 Employ is a more dignified term than hire, for it emphasizes the idea of service to be rendered, while hire suggests the wages to be paid. Employ 较 hire 为尊重，因前者着重工作的意思，而后者着重付给薪资。 |