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

• 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。
• Thousands have registered with unemployment offices.
  已有数千人在失业管理处作了登记。
• Unemployment was the electorate's main concern.
  选民关心的主要是失业问题。
• Unification has brought soaring unemployment and social malaise.
  统一导致失业率猛增和社会动荡不安。
• They demanded a more expansionary economy to combat rising unemployment.
  他们要求发展扩张性的经济以应对升高的失业率。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment
  技术变革必然会导致失业。
• Production has dropped while prices and unemployment have skyrocketed.
  物价和失业率猛涨的同时，生产却下降了。
• Unemployment will continue upward for much of this year
  今年的大部分时间失业率仍将上升。
• Yesterday's unemployment figures were depressing
  昨天的失业数字令人沮丧。
• Unemployment will go on rising for some time yet
  失业人数在一段时间内还将上升。