recruit

【发音】

美 /rɪ'krut/ 英 /rikru:t/

【翻译】

1. v.招募，吸收

   英释:to find new people to work in a company, join an organization, do a job etc

2. n.新兵，新成员

   英释:someone who has just joined the army, navy, or air force

【记忆】

re(重新) ＋ cruit(=cres， 成长) → 在部队中重新成长 → 新兵

【例句】

1. We’re having difficulty recruiting enough qualified staff.

   我们难以招聘到足够的合格职员。

2. Many government officials were recruited from private industry.

   很多政府官员是从私营企业招募来的。

3. Drill sergeants have eight weeks to turn fresh recruits into soldiers.

   操练军士要在八个星期之内把新兵训练成真正的士兵。

【真题例句】

1. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Buffett and Gates will hold several dinners later this year to recruit more billionaires...

2. (2013.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...These companies recruit all over the country and the globe for workers with specific abilities...

3. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...I was taught how to recruit a diversified workforce...

4. (2009.12 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...merit aid has served primarily as a tool to recruit top students and to improve their academic profits...

【同、近义词】

1. n.招聘；新兵；新成员

   hands wanted/big john/

2. vt.补充；聘用；征募；使…恢复健康

   supply/to replenish/

3. vi.复原；征募新兵；得到补充；恢复健康

   be cured of/pull round/

【同根词】

1. n

   recruitment : 补充；征募新兵

   recruiter : 招聘人员，征兵人员