recruit

recruit
verb
  1. [with obj.]enlist (someone) in the armed forces
    招募,征募
    we recruit our toughest soldiers from the desert tribes.
    我们从沙漠部落招募最能吃苦耐劳的士兵。
    [no obj.]the regiment was still actively recruiting.
    这个团仍在积极地征募新兵。
    ■form (an army or other force) by enlisting new people
    组建,补充(军队,兵力)
    ■enrol (someone) as a member or worker in an organization or as a supporter of a cause
    招聘,招收(员工,支持者)
    there are plans to recruit more staff later this year.
    今年晚些时候还有招聘更多新员工的计划。
    ■[with obj. and infinitive](informal)persuade (someone) to do or assist in doing something
    (非正式)说服,请求帮忙
    she recruited her children to help run the racket.
    她找自己孩子帮助欺诈行骗。
noun
  1. a person newly enlisted in the armed forces and not yet fully trained
    新兵
    ■a new member or supporter of an organization or cause
    新成员,新支持者
派生
recruitable
adjective
recruiter
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (in the senses 'fresh body of troops' and 'supplement the numbers in (a group)'): from obsolete French dialect recrute, based on Latin recrescere 'grow again', from re- 'again' + crescere 'grow'
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