unemployment

B1 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #10318 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 失业, 失业人数 [经] 失业

发音

其它 /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/

词形变化

unemployments 复数 unemployments

教材释义与例句

名词

失业；失业率；失业人数

the number of people in a particular country or area who cannot get a job

a town where there is high unemployment

高失业率城镇

释义与例句

n. B1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The state of having no job; joblessness.

    失业

    可数 不可数

    Unemployment made Jack depressed.

  2. 2.

    The phenomenon of joblessness in an economy.

    可数 不可数

    Unemployment has been considered a cause of crime.

  3. 3.

    The level of joblessness in an economy, often measured as a percentage of the workforce.

    可数 不可数

    Unemployment was reported at 5.2% in May, up from 4.9% in April.

  4. 4.

    A type of joblessness due to a particular economic mechanism.

    可数 不可数

    All unemployments, seasonal, frictional, cyclical, classical, whatever, mean that you're out of work.

  5. 5.

    An instance or period of joblessness.

    可数 不可数

    Until then his life had consisted of low-paying jobs, numerous unemployments, and drug use.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 1

employment

上位词 1

state

相关短语

unemployment insurance [经] 失业保险 unemployment benefit [经] 失业救济金(津贴) unemployment benefits n. 失业救济( unemployment benefit的名词复数 ); 失业补贴（或津贴）, 失业救济金; 失业津贴 unemployment trap unemployment insurances unemployment traps unemployment rate [经] 失业率 unemployment rates technological unemployment [经] 技术性失业 structural unemployment [经] 结构性失业 seasonal unemployment [经] 季节性失业 frictional unemployment [经] 摩擦性失业 cyclical unemployment [经] 周期性失业 classical unemployment Marxian unemployment

词源

From un- + employment.

来源：wiktionary