recruit

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

recruit UK US [rɪˈkruːt] verb transitive [ recruits recruiting recruited ]
<A > to persuade someone to work for a company or become a new member of an organization, especially the army
• Charities such as Oxfam are always trying to recruit volunteers to help in their work.
• Even young boys are now being recruited into the army.
• an army recruiting centre/officer
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs ↑Joining or leaving the army
 
• We only recruit go-getters who will be actively involved in the company's development.
• The firm is hoping to recruit a new sales director.
• The company recruits twenty new staff each year.
• The supermarket will be recruiting extra staff for the Christmas period.
• A new editorial assistant has been recruited.
 
noun countable
a new member of an organization, especially the army
• Raw recruits (= completely new soldiers) were trained for six months and then sent to the war front.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Supporters, members and defenders ↑Believers and non-believers ↑Soldiers and people who fight in wars

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  enlistee, military recruit, levy, raise, enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol