unemployed
adjective /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
  /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/
- without a job although able to work失业的;待业的;下岗的 - How long have you been unemployed?你失业多久了? 
- unemployed workers/people失业工人/人 
- I've been unemployed for 5 months.失业5个月了。 
- training for unemployed youth失业青年培训 
- an unemployed miner/labourer/builder失业的矿工/工人/建筑工人 
- an increase in the number of people registered as unemployed登记失业人数的增加 
- Thousands of labourers became unemployed with no alternative employment. 成千上万的劳动者失业了,没有其他选择。 
 Collocations UnemploymentUnemployment失业 失业 - lose your job失业 
- (British English) become/be made redundant被裁减 
- be offered/take voluntary redundancy/early retirement被要求/选择自愿裁退/提前退休 
- face/be threatened with dismissal/(British English) the sack/(British English) compulsory redundancy面临被解职/被裁/强制裁员;受到解职/被裁/强制裁员的威胁 
- dismiss/fire/ (especially British English) sack an employee/a worker/a manager解雇雇员/工人/经理 
- lay off staff/workers/employees解雇员工/工人/雇员 
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) retrench workers缩减人员 
- cut/reduce/downsize/slash the workforce裁减员工 
- (British English) make staff/workers/employees redundant裁员 
 失业;待业;下岗 - be unemployed/out of work/out of a job失业 
- seek/look for work/employment找工作 
- be on/collect/draw/get/receive (both British English) unemployment benefit/jobseeker’s allowance领取失业补助金 
- be/go/live/sign (British English, informal) on the dole领取失业救济金 
- claim/draw/get (British English, informal) the dole领取失业救济金 
- be on/qualify for (North American English) unemployment (compensation)领取/有资格领取失业补偿金 
- be/go/live/depend (North American English) on welfare靠社会保障金过活 
- collect/receive (North American English) welfare领取社会保障金 
- combat/tackle/cut/reduce unemployment防止/解决/减少失业 
 Topics Social issuesb1- As I was voluntarily unemployed, I wasn't entitled to benefit.因为我是自愿不工作的,所以没有资格领救济金。 
- The closure of the factory left hundreds of men unemployed.该工厂倒闭导致数百工人失业。 
- 1 million women were registered unemployed, compared with 2.3 million men.100万妇女登记失业,而男子为230万。 
- unemployed graduates失业毕业生 
 Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- be counted as
- be registered (as)
- …
 - currently
- newly
- still
- …
 
- How long have you been unemployed?