unemployment

英 [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt]

美 [ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪmənt]

n.  失业; 失业人数; 无业; 没有工作

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牛津词典

noun

• 失业；失业人数
  the fact of a number of people not having a job; the number of people without a job
  1. an area of high/low unemployment
     失业率高 / 低的地区
  2. rising/falling unemployment
     上升的 / 下降的失业率
  3. It was a time of mass unemployment .
     当时有大批人失业。
  4. measures to help reduce/tackle unemployment
     旨在减少失业 / 缓解失业情况的措施
  5. the level/rate of unemployment
     失业人数 / 率
  6. unemployment benefit/statistics
     失业补贴 / 统计资料
• 无业；没有工作
  the state of not having a job
  1. Thousands of young people are facing long-term unemployment .
     成千上万的青年正面临长期待业状况。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 失业
  Unemploymentis the fact that people who want jobs cannot get them.
  1. ...an area that had the highest unemployment rate in western Europe...
     西欧失业率最高的地区
  2. Unemployment is so damaging both to individuals and to communities.
     失业对个人和社会都有极大的负面影响。

英英释义

noun

• the state of being unemployed or not having a job
  1. unemployment is a serious social evil
  2. the rate of unemployment is an indicator of the health of an economy

双语例句

• The main problem is unemployment
  主要的问题是失业。
• Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment
  年轻人首当其冲，面临失业压力。
• Many white-collar workers, like stock brokers and investment bankers, find themselves in the unemployment lines.
  许多白领，像股票经纪人和投资银行家，发现自己也失业了。
• These findings are a reminder that low pay is the other side of the coin of falling unemployment.
  这些研究结果提醒人们，失业率下降的另一面是低薪。
• Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
  失业救济金的额度与以前的收入有直接关系。
• Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet
  失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。
• Both countries suffer from soaring unemployment, large budget deficits and wobbly financial sectors.
  两国都深受失业率飙升、预算赤字拉大以及财政岌岌可危之苦。
• Unification has brought soaring unemployment and social malaise.
  统一导致失业率猛增和社会动荡不安。
• The unemployment figures are not necessarily bound up with the rise of prices.
  失业数字不一定与物价上涨相关。
• The government has altered the rules governing eligibility for unemployment benefit.
  政府已经修改了有关领取失业救济金资格的规章制度。