workforce
noun /ˈwɜːkfɔːs/
/ˈwɜːrkfɔːrs/
[countable + singular or plural verb] synonym staff全体员工 - The factory has a 1 000-strong workforce.
这家工厂的职工多达千人。 - Two thirds of the workforce is/are women.
职工中的三分之二是妇女。
Wordfinder- assembly line
- capacity
- factory
- foreman
- plant
- process
- production
- shift
- shop floor
- workforce
Collocations UnemploymentUnemployment Losing your job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 Working lifeb2, Businessb2- Companies are under pressure to hire a more diverse workforce.
公司被迫要雇用更多能力不同的员工。 - One person in the workforce is always responsible for the same job.
同一项工作总是由员工中的同一人负责。 - The company employs a workforce of nearly 5 000.
这家公司雇佣将近 5,000 名员工。 - The management always consults with the workforce before introducing major changes.
管理层在推行重大变革前总是与员工协商。 - The new management decided to retrain the entire workforce.
新管理层决定对全体员工进行重新培训。 - The shipyard has a total workforce of 9 000.
船厂共有员工 9,000 人。 - The workforce numbers 500.
员工总数为 500 人。 - The factory will have to lose half of its 1 000-strong workforce.
这家工厂将不得不把超过 1000 人的职工裁减一半。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- educated
- qualified
- skilled
- …
- employ
- have
- cut
- …
- fall
- double
- increase
- …
- among a/the workforce
- in a/the workforce
- a member of the workforce
- The factory has a 1 000-strong workforce.
(国家或行业等的)劳动力,劳动大军,劳动人口 - A quarter of the local workforce is/are unemployed.
本地四分之一的劳动力都失业了。 - an educated workforce
受过教育的劳动力
- The increase in the number of people entering the workforce has increased unemployment figures.
加入劳动大军的人数增加导致了失业数字升高。 - There is a change in the distribution of skills among the workforce.
劳动力的技能分布情况有所变化。 - a highly skilled workforce
技术非常熟练的劳动力
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- educated
- qualified
- skilled
- …
- employ
- have
- cut
- …
- fall
- double
- increase
- …
- among a/the workforce
- in a/the workforce
- a member of the workforce
- A quarter of the local workforce is/are unemployed.
Wordfinder
- apply
- appoint
- contract
- dismiss
- employ
- job
- pay
- retire
- work
- workforce