un‧em‧ployed 1 S2 W3 / ʌnɪmplɔɪd◂ / 形容词

without a job 同义词 out of work :

an unemployed actor

I’ve only been unemployed for a few weeks.

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In everyday English, people often say out of work rather than unemployed :

He’s been out of work since January.

THESAURUS

unemployed someone who is unemployed does not have a job : Fifty per cent of the men in this town are unemployed.

out of work unemployed, especially for a long period of time, when you had a job before : I’ve been out of work for two years.

redundant British English if someone is redundant, they have been told that they no longer have a job : He was made redundant earlier this year. | redundant miners

be on the dole British English , be on welfare/on unemployment American English to be receiving money from the government because you do not have a job : I didn’t want to go back on the dole. | Many people on welfare don’t have anyone to take care of the kids while they train for a job.

be looking for work if someone is looking for work, they do not have a job and are trying to find one : How long have you been looking for work?

jobless people who are jobless do not have jobs – used especially in news reports : The jobless totals have risen by 6% in the last year. | jobless youths