“失业”常见的英语表达有 unemployment(名词)和 be out of work(动词短语) 。具体用法如下:
含义:指“失业;失业人数;失业率” ,强调一种就业状态或现象。
例句:
The government is trying to reduce unemployment.(政府正在努力降低失业率 。)
High unemployment is a serious problem in many countries.(高失业率是许多国家面临的严重问题 。)
含义:意思是“失业;没有工作”,侧重于描述个人当前没有工作这一状态。
例句:
He has been out of work for six months.(他已经失业六个月了 。)
Many people are out of work due to the economic crisis.(由于经济危机,很多人失业了 。)