Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not discovered any continuous employment for man's nobler faculties.
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conj. 因为;
💡 cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,诉讼
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所属政党的关系而被捕。
近义：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 真空;空白;空虚;清洁;
v. 用真空吸尘器清扫;
💡 vac空+uum表名词 →空虚；真空
"Vacuum cleaners work by suction."
真空吸尘器靠抽吸除尘。
近义：hoover, void, blank
adj. 连续的;延伸的;绵;联绵;
💡 con全部+tinu握住+ous多...的 →连续不断的
"She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five."
她连续不断地受雇于人，一直工作到六十五岁。
近义：indiscrete, incessant, assiduous, steady, successive, sustained
反义：intercadent, intermittent, uncontinuous, broken, faltering
n. 雇用;使用;职业;有益的活动;
💡 employ雇佣；运用+ment表名词 → 雇佣，就业
"Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulation."
船只在外国注册以逃避有关雇佣和安全的规定.
近义：staffing, appointment, job, occupation, office, position
反义：layoff, leisure, lockout, joblessness
engaged
[in'geidʒd]
adj. （指厕所等）有人用的;已订婚的;（指电话）占线的;忙碌的;
v. 与某人订婚;保证，约定;从事( engage的过去式和过去分词);吸引或引起（注意、兴趣等）;
"The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her children."
这位老太太忙着为孩子们做衣服.
近义：betrothed, affianced, occupied, bound, obligated, pledged
反义：quit, unattached, uncaught, clear, disengaged, free
n. 商业，交易;生意;事务，业务;职业，行业;
💡 在公共汽车(bus)里面(in)一只鹅(e)和两条蛇(ss)正在做 生意
"The availability of cheap long - term credit would help small business."
低利息的 长期 贷款对小型企业会有帮助.
近义：negotiation, trade, trading, traffic, biz, commerce
反义：individual