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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- unemployed
[^nɪm'plɔɪd]
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adjective
[+person]
失业的
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2.
n pl
the unemployed 失业者
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- unemployed
[.ʌnɪm'plɔɪd]
['ʌnɪm'plɔɪd]
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1.
adjective
未被雇佣的；失业的
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2.
adjective
未被利用的；闲着的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- unemployed
["^nɪm'plɔɪd]
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adj
without remunerative employment; out of work
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2.
adj
(as collective noun; preceded by the)
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the unemployed
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3.
adj
not being used; idle
Examples
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the army of the unemployed
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失业大军
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When Americans talk about the "underclass" they are referring to people who are unemployed or have low paying jobs.
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美国人谈及“下层阶级”时，通常是指目前没有或者将来也没有工作的穷人和年轻人。
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the long-term unemployed
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长期失业
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He'll be unemployed and have to live on the dole.
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他就要失业了，以后不得不依靠政府救济金生活。
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The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected.
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失业者站在街角，感到很沮丧。
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He was a 30-year-old unemployed labourer and a native of British.
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他是一位30岁大的失业工人，一个土生土长的英国人。
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I don't mean I'm unemployed，God forbid.
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我不是说我被解雇了，但愿不会如此！
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He joined the ranks of the unemployed.
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他加入了失业者的行列。
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