employ

employ /imˈplɔi/ vt. 1.雇用，聘请：The shop usually employs additional salespeople for the Christmas toy trade. 这家商店通常雇一些临时售货员来做圣诞节玩具生意。He was employed at a bank. 他在一家银行任职。2.使用，用： be extensively employed 被广泛使用；employ one’s time more profitable 更有效地利用时间

［辨析］employ 为正式用语，着重于所利用的东西或权利等均属于自己，并使其发挥作用。如：The police had to employ force. This bird employs its beak as a weapon. harness着重于对大自 然的“利用，征服，治理”。如：harness nuclear energy; harness a river。use 为普遍用语，着重利用工具。utilize为正式用语，指“很好地充分地利用，使(有)用”。如：utilize one’s abilities; utilize every opportunity