employers

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employers — 名詞

1. the companies or people who pay others to do work for them; the plural form of e

1.名詞A2
釋義

雇主們

付錢請別人為自己工作的公司或個人

the companies or people who pay others to do work for them; the plural form of employer.

例句

Many employers in Taipei now offer free lunches to keep their staff happy.

台北許多雇主現在會提供免費午餐，讓員工保持愉快。

subject position: employers + verb in present tense

Felix said that good employers always listen to their workers before making big changes.

Felix 說，好的雇主在做出重大改變前一定會先聽取員工的意見。

collocation: good / bad employers

常見搭配
  • potential employers
  • prospective employers
  • former employers
  • current employers
  • employers and employees
同義詞
  • bosses

    informal; usually refers to individual managers rather than companies

  • companies

    broader; only fits when the employers are organisations, not individual people

  • hirers

    rare; mainly used in legal or HR documents

反義詞
  • employees

    the people who are paid to do the work, rather than the people who pay

  • workers

    the people who do the work; the opposite role

文法句型

employers + verb (plural agreement)

employers of + noun

用法筆記

Almost always plural when the subject is a group ("employers in this city"). For talking about a single boss or company, use the singular form 'employer'.

常見錯誤

My employers is very kind.
My employer is very kind.
use the singular 'employer' when referring to one person or one company.
Employers gives bonuses every December.
Employers give bonuses every December.
the plural noun takes a plural verb (give, not gives).

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • employer association
  • employer obligations
  • employer rights

常用片語

  • equal opportunity employers
  • employers and employees
  • small business employers

介系詞搭配

  • of (employers of migrant workers)
  • for (working for several employers)