employ

vt.

1. 雇用[（+as）][O2]
   The mill employs a thousand workers.

   这家工厂雇用了一千名工人。

2. 使用，利用
   How do you employ your spare time?

   你是怎样利用你的空余时间的？

3. （常与oneself连用或用被动语态）使忙于，使从事于[（+in）]
   The children were employed in painting.

   孩子们忙于画画儿。

   The children employed themselves in painting.

   孩子们忙于画画儿。