employ
及物動詞 vt.
1.雇用[(+as)][O2]
The mill employs a thousand workers.
這家工廠雇用了一千名工人.
2.使用,利用
How do you employ your spare time?
你是怎樣利用你的空余時間的?
3.(常與oneself連用或用被動語態(tài))使忙于,使從事于[(+in)]
The children were employed in painting.
孩子們忙于畫畫兒.
The children employed themselves in painting.
孩子們忙于畫畫兒.
名詞 n.
1.雇用;使用[U]
hire
及物動詞 vt.
1.租,租借
They hired a big hall.
他們租了一間大廳.
2.雇,雇用
We hired a driver to take us on a tour of the city.
我們雇用了一個司機(jī)帶我們游覽這個城市.
名詞 n.[U]
1.租用,雇用
These cars are for hire.
這些車子供租用.
2.租金;工錢
in advance
1.在前面
The guard of honor marched in advance.
儀仗隊走在前面.
2.預(yù)先,提前
I ought to have told you in advance.
我應(yīng)該事先告訴你.
ahead
副詞 ad.
1.在前;向前
The hills ahead are not wooded.
前面的山上沒有生長樹木.
2.預(yù)先,事前
You'd better plan ahead.
你最好事先計劃一下.
3.領(lǐng)先,占先
Two people were ahead of us,and travelling fast.
有兩個人在我們前面,走得很快.
4.多賺,贏得
ahead在指“在前”時,是表達(dá)了將來的一個時間,未發(fā)生的,指“以后”.